y ▁trained ▁and ▁performed ▁with ▁U day ▁Sh ank ar ' s ▁dance ▁company . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁younger ▁sister ▁of ▁noted ▁H indust ani ▁classical ▁vocal ist ▁Lak sh mi ▁Sh ank ar ▁and ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Bomb ay ▁film ▁director ▁Am i ya ▁Ch ak rav art y . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁and ▁participation ▁in ▁U day ▁Sh ank ar ' s ▁dance ▁company ▁Kam ala ▁Ch ak rav art y ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mad ras , ▁south ▁India , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁R . V . ▁Sh ast ri , ▁editor ▁of ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi ' s ▁reform ist ▁newspaper ▁Har ij an . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁her ▁elder ▁sister , ▁Lak sh mi ▁Sh ast ri , ▁she ▁studied ▁at ▁dance ▁pione er ▁U day ▁Sh ank ar ' s ▁India ▁Culture ▁Centre , ▁an ▁a cademy ▁based ▁at ▁Al m ora , ▁in ▁the ▁remote ▁north ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁U tt ar ak hand . ▁Her ▁teachers ▁in ▁the ▁various ▁classical ▁dance ▁trad itions ▁included ▁Sank aran ▁Nam bo od ri ▁( for ▁Kath ak ali ), ▁K and app an ▁P illa i ▁( B har ata ▁N aty am ) ▁and ▁Am obi ▁Sin ha ▁( Man ip uri ). ▁ ▁At ▁Al m ora ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Ch ak rav art y ▁attended ▁the ▁wed ding ▁of ▁Lak sh mi , ▁then ▁aged ▁fifteen , ▁to ▁U day '