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Sumedha Sengupta, born in 1992, is an accomplished Indian classical Odissi dancer, performer, and choreographer. She began her intensive Odissi training at the age of five under the tutelage of veteran Odissi Guru Giri Dhari Nayak at 'Odissi Ashram' in Kolkata. Sengupta holds a graduate degree in Economics Honours from the University of Calcutta and a…
Journey Timeline
1992
Born
c. 1997
Began Odissi training — Started at age five under Guru Giri Dhari Nayak.
2010
Performed at National Festival of Odissi Dance & Music — Organized by G.K.C.M Odissi Research Centre.
2014-2015
Cultural Committee Chair — For Rotaract District Organisation 3291.
2015
Yuva Ratna Award — From Hindustan Art & Culture Society, Burdwan, West Bengal.
2015
Performed at Odissi International Festival — Organized by G.K.C.M Odissi Research Centre.
2015-2016
President of Rotaract Club of Rishra
2016
Nritya Shukla Jyoti Samman — From Purvai Sannskreeti Kala Vikaash Kendra, Kolkata.
2016
Performed at Kala Vithika – Apurva Pratibha Mahotsav — Organized by Purvai Sanskritik Vikas Kendra.
2016
Performed at 4th Girnar Mahotsav — At Junagadh, organized by Patel Cultural Foundation, Mumbai.
2016-2017
Cultural Committee Chair — For Rotaract District Organisation 3291.
2017-2019
Senior National Scholarship holder — In Odissi Dance from Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
2018
Rajendra Deep Samman — From Purvai Sannskreeti Kala Vikaash Kendra, Kolkata.
2018
Performed at Delhi Odissi Utsav — Organized by Odissi International Festival Forum and Vaishali Kala Kendra, Noida.
2018-2019
Individual Production Grant — From Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
December 2018
Directed and presented 'Urmila' — A dance drama in association with Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
February 2019
Performed at 'Shani Parav' — Organized by Department of Art and Culture, Government of Jharkhand.
2024
Phoolo-Jhano Didi Samman — From Vikas Bharti Bishunpur, Jharkhand.
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Awards & Honors
- 'A' Grade Artist — Doordarshan Kendra, New Delhi
- Senior National Scholarship in Odissi Dance — Ministry of Culture, Government of India
- Gold Medalist — Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh
- 2015 · Yuva Ratna Award — Hindustan Art & Culture Society, Burdwan, West Bengal
- 2016 · Nritya Shukla Jyoti Samman — Purvai Sannskreeti Kala Vikaash Kendra, Kolkata
- 2018 · Rajendra Deep Samman — Purvai Sannskreeti Kala Vikaash Kendra, Kolkata
- Individual Production Grant — Ministry of Culture, Government of India
- 2024 · Phoolo-Jhano Didi Samman — Vikas Bharti Bishunpur, Jharkhand
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