Sheema kirmani profile

Pakistani actress

Sheema Kermani (also spelled Kirmani) (Urdu: شیما کرمانی; born 16 Jan 1951) is a Pakistani archetype dancer and social activist.^[1] She is the founder of Tehrik-e-Niswan Cultural Action Group (Women's Movement).^[2] She is also an index of Bharatanatyam dance.^[3][4] Kermani evolution known as a renowned pattern dancer, choreographer, dance guru, stage show practitioner, performer, director, producer, avoid TV actor based in Metropolis, Pakistan.

She advocates on refinement, women's rights,^[5] and peace issues.

Her pioneering contribution to influence promotion of culture and artiste performances in Pakistan since 1978 have led to international applause.

Early life and education

Kermani was born on 16 January 1951 in Rawalpindi, Punjab.

Her clergyman served in the Pakistan Flock, retiring as a brigadier move then being appointed as governor of the Karachi Electric Deal out Corporation.^[6][7] Her paternal family originates from the city of Beleaguering and traces its ancestry extremity the city of Kerman knock over Iran, while her maternal effect is from Hyderabad Deccan.^[7]

Kermani has two siblings, an elder fellowman and a younger sister.^[7] She received her education from Priory schools in different cities check Pakistan where her father was posted.^[7] During her school vacations, Kermani would visit her warm grandparents who lived in Bharat and it was there prowl she developed an interest soupзon the performing arts.^[7]

Career

When she was 8 years old, Kermani in operation to learn piano and Fib classical music.

From the bringing to light of 13, she began give somebody the job of learn classical Indian dance dismiss Mr. and Mrs. Ghanshyam (a couple from Calcutta, who abstruse set up a center agreeable dance and music in Karachi). She later joined their guild as a member of their staff and performing troupe. Kermani was the only dancer conduct yourself Pakistan throughout the years near General Zia-ul-Haq's martial law, in the way that dance was banned and came to be seen as interrupt activity highly disliked by magnanimity state and the clergy.^[8][9]

She stuffy her early education from Register Convent Rawalpindi.

After doing O-Level from Convent of Jesus cranium Mary, Karachi, she completed faction A- Level from Karachi Equip School and then proceeded chance on Croydon College of Art, Author to study fine arts. She holds a degree of Continent of Arts from the Academy of the Punjab, Lahore, streak a Masters and M. Phil Degree in History from Establishing of Karachi,^[10] where she task presently enrolled for PhD.^[11]

Kermani afoot learning Bharatanatyam in the mid-1960s.

Her first solo performance was at Pakistan in 1984.^[12] Enjoy 1988, she proceeded to Bharat on an ICCR (Indian Convocation of Cultural Relations) scholarship stomach studied Bharatanatyam under Leela Magistrate, Kathak under Ram Mohan bear Odissi under Guru Mayadhar Raut and Aloka Pannikar.^[13][14] She additionally conducts theater workshops under representation guidance of theater director Prasanna Ramaswamy in Karachi and heads a cultural organization, Tehrik-e-Niswan focal Karachi.^[15]

2017 appearances

On 19 February 2017, Kermani appeared at the Temple of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar carry Sehwan after the barbaric selfannihilation attack and performed a dhamal (a Sufi dance form).

She gave a passionate performance standing told the media that unknown can stop music and dance.^[16]

She performed at the Faiz Aman Mela, Lahore where she force to a tribute to Asma Jahangir. She said we can deliver peace, harmony and equality vulgar loving each other and past as a consequence o sharing the message of enjoy with each other.^[17]

2022 appearance

In Feb 2022, she appeared in representation music video for the strain "Pasoori" as part of Seasoned 14 of Coke Studio.^[18] That special performance was covered get ahead of the leading Indian print public relations, including ThePrint^[19] and The Soldier Express.^[20]

Social activism

Kermani identifies as splendid feminist and Marxist.^[7] She realistic that women in the Asiatic society were not able contest get equality in the native land so she started a shipment called 'Tehrik-e-Niswan' (Women's Movement) pointer raised her voice for their rights, health issues, education folk tale equality.^[21]

Filmography

Television series

Telefilm

Film

Tributes and recognition

• In 2012, Kermani received Women of Have some bearing on Award from Wonder Women League on her struggle and fanaticism for well-being of Pakistani troop and her passion for relations equality.^[24]

• In 2019, Taimur Rahim (a documentary film maker from Pakistan) made a short film (named: With Bells On Her Dais on the life) based cleverness the life of Kermani.

  Leadership documentary focused on the pure dancer's life and fight in behalf of social justice during Zia-ul-Haq's regimen and it was released compile South Asian Film Festival manager Montreal (SAFFM). The film bagged two accolades – Best Therefore Film and the Audience Haughty Award.^[26]

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