SPIC MACAY - Sameeksha 2019 - KATHAK by Debjaya Sarkar

Profile:
Started learning Kathak at the age of four under the aegis of Smt. Swapna Roy, then Smt.Chandrani Mukherjee Roy and thereafter from Sri. Alok Chowdhury in Alipurduar (North Bengal). Subsequent lessons from Prof. Amita Dutta led to training with Smt. Madhumita Roy,pursuing advance training under Smt. Malti Shyam and periodic lessons from Pandit Birju Maharaj-ji, Saswati Sen, Jayanta Kastuar, Jaikishan Maharaj-ji, Krishna Mohan Maharaj-ji, Rajendra Gangani-ji, et al..
Honors & Awards
Placed 1st in (Gold Medal) Akhil Bharatiya Sangeet Pratiyogita organized by Prayag Sangeet Samiti,Alahabad in 2015.
Awarded ‘B-Grade’ artiste by Doordarshan Kendra, Kolkata in2013.
Awarded ‘Kalaa Jeeva Puraskar’ from Raja Charitable Trust & School of Theatre
Arts (Regd.), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in 2013.
Ensemble Dance
Worked in choreographies with Smt. Madhumita Ray, Smt. Chetna Jalan, Ms Sun Oak Lee (Korea), et al.
Working Experiences
Repertory member of Padatik Dance Center 2006-2013.
Recently associate with Bikram Ghosh Academy of Performing Arts as a kathak dance teacher from 2014.
Running a academy Rudraksh Performing Arts Centre, Alipurduar as a president and a teacher also from 2014.
Associated with a project called Ananter Khoje - A joyful activity with special children for last three months.