Hari Uppal

[6][8] The next move was to Kerala Kalamandalam and studied under the tutelage of the renowned Kathakali exponent, Guru Kunchu Kurup and Asan Ramankutty Nair.

[6][8] On 8 December 1950, Uppal started working on his project, Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir, a dance academy of modest proportions.

The academy hosts studios for dance and drama, a gallery and an art museum[10][11] and has training centres in Patna and Ranchi.

[1][7] Stella Uppal Subbiah, one of his daughters, is an alumnus of Kalakshetra of Rukmini Devi Arundale, and a UK based known exponent of Bharatanatyam.

[1][7][4] Hari Uppal received the Tamra Patra (Copper Plaque) from the Bihar Nritya Natya Kala Parishad in 1952[6] and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001.