“I am truly and deeply involved with Indian Classical Dance and it requires such deep involvement, that even a life time is not enough.”

- Nandini Chakraborty

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Nandini is a student of Pandit Vijai Sankar since 8years.From the age of 3,she is underguidance of Guru Smt. Preti Lahiri.she attends workshop by legendary Pt. Birju Maharaj & Smt. Shaswati Sen in several times.She performed in a number of SOLO & Group Dances in prestigious Dance festivals in India.She has also performed in kolkata and patna Doordarshan Kendra several times.She is registered as a kathak dancer of Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre ,Ministry of Culture,Govt .of India.
Nandini has just one dream, to establish herself as a renowned dancer.

Date of Birth:- 6th Novembar,1983

Educational qualification:- M.A. in English

Qualification of Kathak Dance:-

»	Sangeet Provakor of Prayag Sangeet Samiti,Allahabad.
»	Nritya Bisharad from All India Kala Parishad,Kolkata.
»	Senior Diploma holder of Sastriya Kala Parishad(W.B.).

Performances:-

»	Solo Performance in some Convocation Programmes in Kolkata 1998.
»	Prize Distribution Ceremony of 20th Nehru Talent Search Contest-Organized by Nehru Children’s Museum 1999.
»	11th Convocation programme for getting gold Medal-Organized by Shastriya Kala Parishad, 2003.
»	Prize Distribution Ceremony agt. 27th inter Collegiate dance festival-Organized by Calcutta University.
»	Solo Performance in some another prestigious programs, 2001.
»	Young Choreographers’(Kathak)festival by Padatik Dance Centre in Kolkata, 2003.
»	Vasontotsava’2003 at Kamani Auditorium,New Delhi Organized by Kalashram with support of Sangeet Natak Academy.
»	3 days’ dance festival in Kolkata organized by The Dover Lane Music Conference, 2004.
»	4 days’ Dance festival in Kolkata by All India Classical Music & Dance festival, 2005.
»	Nimapara festival in Orissa, 2006.
»	Sundarban Mela’2006 in South 24-Parganas ,West Bengal on behalf of EZCC,Ministry of Culture,Govt. of India.
»	The Workshop Dinner on the Occasion of the International Workshop on Research issues in Digital Libraries IWRIDL 2006,Organized by C-Dac ,Kolkata in Association with IIT Kharagpur & Indian Statistal Institute-Kolkata, 2007.
»	Only Solo Performance by me throught the evening in Lucknow,U.P Organized by Lucknow Kathak Sanhastha
»	Udayshanker Dance Festival-Kolkata,Organized by West Bengal State Sangeet Academy, 2008.
»	“Prativa Utsav” Organized by EZCC,Ministry of Cultural,Govt. of India
»	Many Called show from 2000 to 2007 in different area Organized by different Organisation
Other Performances :-
	Under the Choreography of Pandit Birju Maharaj/Saswati Sen in Different State all over India:-
»	a)Romio Julliet. b)Krishna Katha. c)Kathak Yatra. d)Kathak Aayan. e)Hari Khela.
»	Performed release function of Akashvani Sangeet CD’s & Cassettes of Begum Akhtar by Pandit Birju Maharaj on 23rd july’2006 at Purbashree Auditarium Bharatians Complex Salt Lake,Kolkata
Performance in Abroad :-
»	Performed in “Kuwait” on 23-11-2007,Organized by “Samudra Arts International”.