Prateeksha Kashi

Prateeksha Kashi
Kashi performing Kuchipudi Dance in Pattambi, Palakkad District In Kerala On 2016 Jan 17
Born	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Residence	Bangalore
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Dancer, Actress
Known for	Kuchipudi Dancer
Movement	Kuchipudi
Website	www.prateekshakashi.com

Prateeksha Kashi is an Indian Kuchipudi dancer, a classical dance form of Andhra Pradesh, India. She is from the family of Dr. Gubbi Veeranna and was initiated to dance at the age of five. Ever since she has been trained in Kuchipudi, under the guidance of her mother and Guru Smt. Vyjayanthi Kashi, who is a noted kuchipudi dancer, a celebrated performer and choreographer, and artistic director of the Shambhavi School of Dance. Vyjayanthi Kashi is also the present chairperson of Karnataka Sangeetha Nritya Academy

Kashi is a Computer Science Engineer. Her passion extends beyond dance to acting, teaching, organizing and Nattuvangam, the art of conducting a classical Indian dance recital, which addresses the Laya or sense of rhythm, a very important aspect of Indian classical dance. With a keen interest in spreading Kuchipudi and to inspire the youth towards it, she coaches aspiring dancers in Bangalore.

In an interview to KnowYourStar, Prateeksha Kashi was quoted saying how technology has benefited the art-"In a way the tech side of me is still very relevant and comes a long way in my career as a dancer. I feel it is very important to be tech savvy and leverage the potential that technology offers; may it be to reach out wider, learn, or even implement ideas to enhance the quality of performance in terms of music, lighting, media and more. Tech revolution in India has always favoured art!".

Prateeksha Kashi, was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India to an artistic family. She is the daughter of the Kuchipudi dancer, Vyjayanthi Kashi. and Vijaya Kashi, who is a television and theatre artist.

As a child, it is said that Kashi sang and danced the whole of the dance drama AMBE from the Mahabharata when she was just three years old. In fact, her stage debut at the age of five occurred when she ran onto the stage when her mother was performing at the Ramana Maharshi's Institute and started dancing in synchrony with the senior dancers of Shambhavi School of Dance next to whom she was only knee high. Since then, she has been trained in Kuchipudi under the guidance of her mother and Guru Smt. Vyjayanthi Kashi. At the age of thirteen, Prateeksha topped the state in the Kuchipudi dance exams with a distinction. Prateeksha Kashi Excelled in her studies as well. She got a gold medal for securing top rank in computer science in her Engineering College.