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Guru Sanchita Bhattacharya or Sanchita Bhattacharya is an Indian dancer who focusses on Odissi Dancing.
Career and personal life
Sanchita is an Indian Classical Dancer, especially Odissi dance. She is Rewarded as Cultural Ambassador of India. This reward was given by Senator John G Pappageorge. She is the wife of Indian Classical Musician Tarun Bhattacharya.
She has performed concerts around India and also abroad, including at New York's Madison Square Garden. She toured the US for charity funds. She has been featured for a movie in the USA and its shooting is in progress.
Performances
She has performed all over India and also abroad. A few concerts in India:
- Sanket Mochan Festival - Varanasi
- Dovar Lane Music Conference
- National Maritime Day Celebration in India, 2008
- Jagannath Temple Puri
- Opening Ceremony of 1st India International Woman Festival
- Indian Spring Fest
A few concerts abroad:
- 25th Anniversary celebration of NABC at Madison Square Garden
- Esplanade Theatre - Singapore
- Grand Finale of India festival at North Carolina
- University of Minnesota - USA
- Hull Truck Theatre by kingston Government - UK
- Performance, All Over. http://eventful.com/ames/events/odissi-dance-performance-ms-sanchita-bhattacharya-/E0-001-015496262-0. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- List, Event. "Events". http://www.sanchita.org/. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- Fest, Indian Spring. http://staging.arcosanti.org/node/9586. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
Awards
She has awards including:
- Sangeet Shyamala Award 2011
- Rash Ratna Award 2011 by Hinduthan Art and Music Society
- Dovar Lane Music Conference Award 2008
- Cultural Ambassador of India
- Kolkata Gaurav Samman 2007 by Indian Press