CLASSICAL INDIA DANCES
ODISSI – MANIPURI – KUCHIPUDI
PALLAVI BASAK – DEBANJALI BISWAS – RANJINI NAIR
Dr. Debanjali Biswas is a scholar of performance studies and anthropology. She has received extensive training in classical Manipuri dance
under the tutelage of Guru Smt. Poushali Chatterjee in late Oja Bipin Singh’s style
since 1992. She has received further instructions in various sub-genres of Manipuri from Padma Shri Darshana Jhaveri of Jhaveri Sisters troupe, Prof. Sruti Bandopadhyay from Sangit Bhavan, Shantiniketan, SNA Awardee Ima Thiyam Suryamukhi Devi and Manipur State Kala Akademi Awardee Oja Ranjeet Chingtham Khuman from Imphal, Manipur. An empanelled artist with Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), India, she is a co-director, performer, choreographer with the performance collaborative Mitradheya.