Sindhi Kathatak Dancer - Anila Sunder

Here are few lines from a Mumbai [Bombay] based news paper published almost six years back "Anila Sunder has made significant contribution to the popularity of Kathak and development of Sindhi Art and Culture. Anila Sunder and her troupe will present "Sindh Munhinjee Amaa" at YB Chavan Auditorium,Near Mantralaya, today at 6.30 pm.
 

In first instant this will not look a news related with a sindhi girl/woman if the world "Sindhi" may be omitted from the news, but this is the fact that in the modern times sindhi girls and women are no more restricted to remain within the house as the tradition goes, they are coming out with career in many field even in the performing art.

As for as Anila was concerned, Though dance was the prime attraction for her but still she didn't forget academic education and passed Master degree in clinical psychology and joined Jai Hind College as the lecturer.

Her unmatched contribution to Sindhi Art and Culture is that she had presented many historic stories like Lila Chanesar in ballet format instead of traditional Sindhi Folk, and performed with such a perfection that sindhi youth get attracted towards the rich Sindhi culture. I still feel mesmerized when I had got chance of being witness for her performance way back in 90's at Keshavrao Bhosale Natiyagrah Kolhapur. Undoubtedly she is one among the best belly dancers born on Indian soil.

She has made a group of own and spreading the sindhi art and culture through her performance in various Indian cities and even abroad. Some of her most famous ballets titled "Sikka Sajan Ji" , "Thee Na Juda Jani Munkhan" and "Sindh Munhanje Amma" have made her an international known performer. She also imparts training of Kathak as she is director of Mumbai based "Rachna Nrityalya". Anila was the only woman Sindhi Kathak dancer.

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