Editing Kalakshetra Foundation (section)

{{Short description|Art school in Besant Nagar, India}}
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| founder = [[Rukmini Devi Arundale]]
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| chairman = [[S. Ramadorai]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Ex-CEC Gopalaswami new chairman of Kalakshetra Foundation |work= The Hindu | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/kalakshetra-gets-a-new-chairman/article6527037.ece |date=22 October 2014| access-date = 2016-03-30 
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| director = Suresh Kumar Chikkala
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| established = {{start date and age|January 1936}}
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'''Kalakshetra Foundation''', formerly simply '''Kalakshetra''',<ref>{{cite web|title=About Kalakshetra / History|url=http://www.kalakshetra.in/site/history/|publisher=Kalakshetra Foundation|access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref> is an arts and cultural academy dedicated to the preservation of traditional values in [[Indian art]] and crafts, especially in the field of [[Bharatanatyam]] dance and [[Gandharvaveda]] music. Based in [[Chennai]], India, the academy was founded in January 1936 by [[Rukmini Devi Arundale]] and her husband [[George Arundale]]. Under Arundale's guidance, the institution achieved national and international recognition for its unique style and perfectionism. In 1962, Kalakshetra moved to a new 40-hectare campus in [[Besant Nagar]], Chennai.<ref>{{Citation
 | title = Kalashethra
 | url = http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/asia/india/chennai/28585/kalakshetra/nightlife-detail.html
 | access-date = 2011-12-03
 | work=The New York Times
}}</ref>

In January 1994, an Act of the [[Parliament of India]] recognised the Kalakshetra Foundation as an "[[Institute of National Importance]]."<ref>[http://www.kalakshetra.in/act.pdf Kalakshetra Foundation Act 1993] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215102340/http://www.kalakshetra.in/act.pdf |date=2010-02-15 }}, Ministry of Law And Justice.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chennaibest.com/discoverchennai/personalities/dance1.asp|title=chennaibest.com|access-date=26 December 2007|archive-date=2 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061102112514/http://www.chennaibest.com/discoverchennai/personalities/dance1.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> The current Chairman of Kalakshetra is S. Ramadorai<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chairman – Kalakshetra Foundation|url=https://www.kalakshetra.in/newsite/about-us/admin-structure/chairman/|access-date=2021-05-19|language=en-US}}</ref> and the current director is Revathi Ramachandran.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Director – Kalakshetra Foundation|url=https://www.kalakshetra.in/newsite/about-us/admin-structure/director/|access-date=2021-05-19|language=en-US}}</ref>