{"id":22163,"date":"2026-05-04T06:07:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T06:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in\/miw-2026\/?page_id=22163"},"modified":"2026-05-04T06:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T06:08:26","slug":"rajni-maharaj","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in\/miw-2026\/rajni-maharaj\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajni Maharaj"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22163\" class=\"elementor elementor-22163\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73bafd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73bafd7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4e9a88\" data-id=\"a4e9a88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd4e04e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd4e04e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">School of Performing Arts (masters):<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a72e9e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a72e9e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f531f66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f531f66\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3535c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3535c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in\/miw-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/24M0026-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-21084\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3be272 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3be272\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704f267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"704f267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rajni Maharaj<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ae2e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77ae2e3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf8249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcf8249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rajni Maharaj is a Bharatanatyam danseuse, choreographer, and music composer for whom dance functions as both identity and devotion. She has trained for over eighteen years under Guru Shri Justin McCarthy in the Kalakshetra bani and has performed on prominent stages in India and internationally. She holds a post-diploma degree from Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra. Through sustained performance and choreographic work, she has established a distinct presence and has received recognition over time. Her practice positions Bharatanatyam as a living form to which she remains committed through long-term artistic dedication.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f517e1c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f517e1c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e7f0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48e7f0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Graduation Project<\/b>\n<br><br>\n<b>Project Title <\/b>\u2013 Panchbhoot\n\n<br>\n<b>Project Sponsor <\/b> - SELF \n<br><br>\nPanchbhoot is a dance production based on the Indian philosophical concept of the five elements, Prithvi (Earth), Jal (Water), Agni (Fire), Vayu (Air), and Akash (Space), understood as the foundational principles of existence. The choreography interprets each element through movement, with Earth expressing stability and strength, Water fluidity and adaptability, Fire transformation, Air lightness and vitality, and Space containment and stillness. The work presents an integrated exploration of nature\u2019s rhythms and the relationship between body, breath, and consciousness. The musical ensemble includes Manohar Balatchandirane on mridangam, Rahul Vishwakarma on tabla, Mukesh Sharma on sarod, Suhel Saeed Khan on sitar, and Kiran Sharma on flute, with nattuvangam by Rajni Maharaj and composition by Tribhuwan Maharaj. 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