Srabani Banerjee (Nritya Praveen, Nritya Ratna in Kathak, MA in Bengali and Philosophy) is a brilliant and vibrant exponent of Kathak dance. Srabani, an artiste of rare individuality, has an extensive knowledge of all aspects of Kathak dance. She has been trained under great exponent of Kathak, Pandit Vijay Shankar ji. Before that, she also took training from Smt. Sreelekha Mukherjee and Late Pandit Om Prakash Maharaj ji. Through the years with creative temperament, Srabani has developed an accomplished individual style, combining technical brilliance with delicate grace of Lucknow gharana. Srabani has done several choreographies such as "Night", "Samanyo Khoti" (based on Tagore's poem) and "Shaon" (along with Tagore's song). She has also created other works (such as "Maya", "The Rhythm of Life")in collaboration with Indian and foreign musicians. Srabani is the founder-director of Sura Nirjharini, a reputed music and dance school of Kolkata. She is an examiner of Sarba Bharatiya Sangeet and Sanskriti Parishad.
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