Sharmila Biswas

Sharmila Biswas is a noted Indian classical dancer and choreographer in the Odissi, and a disciple of guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. In 1995, she established Odissi Vision and Movement Center in Kolkata, where she is the Artistic Director, the centre also has OVM Repertory.

Sharmila Biswas
Born
Kolkata, India
Occupation(s)Classical dancer, choreographer,
Career
DancesOdissi
Websitesharmilabiswas.com/home.html

In 2012, Biswas was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.

Early life and education

Biswas was born and brought up in Kolkata, where she started learning dance from the age of eight. When she was sixteen years old, she started training in Odissi under Muralidharan Majhi, and then trained under Kelucharan Mohapatra.[1]

Subsequently, she learnt abhinaya from Kalanidhi Narayanan.[2]

Personal life

Sharmila married Swapan Kumar Biswas in 1987, who is a doctor specialising in health management. The couple lives in Kolkata and have a son Shoumik Biswas.[1]

Career

Over the years, Biswas participated in performing arts festivals at Elephanta, Khajuraho Dance Festival and Konark Dance Festival and in UK, the USA, Germany, Russia, Dubai and Bangladesh.[1] She performs both classical Odissi as well as her experimental choreographic works.[2][3][4]

She has also done extensive research on the ancient Mahari dance performed by temple dancers of Orissa.[2] In 1995, she established Odissi Vision and Movement Center (OVM) in Kolkata, where is the Artistic Director, and trains young dancer, the institute also run the OVM Repertory.[2]

In 2009, she started Poorva Dhara, an annual festival of traditional dances of East and North East India.[5]

Awards

She was conferred the "Best Choreography Award" from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, for her dance production, Sampurna based on the devdasis of Puri.[1] In 1998, Uday Shankar Award for Best Choreography in 1998 from the Department of Information and Broadcasting, Government of West Bengal.[2] In 2010, Biswas was conferred the Mahari Awards.[6] In 2012, she was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest award for performing artists, conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Rhythms of life". The Telegraph. 23 April 2005. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  2. "Katha Kavya Abhinaya". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. Gowri Ramnarayan (28 January 2010). "Treat to the eye and ear". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  4. "A blend of lasya and tandava: Innovative dance recital by Sharmila Biswas marked the Dhauli Mohotsav". The Hindu. 14 April 2006. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  5. "East is most". The Hindu. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  6. "Sharmila Biswas conferred Mahari Award". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  7. "Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Akademi Awards 2012" (PDF). Press Information Bureau, Govt of India. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  8. "SNA: List of Akademi Awardees". Sangeet Natak Akademi Official website. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015.
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