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About Dr. Anindita Sen
Dr. Anindita Sen is the founder, President and artistic director of Nrityangan Kathak Academy in Carmel, IN. She has trained in the Lucknow gharana of Kathak in Kolkata, India for 15+ years. Her guru Shrimati Amita Dutt herself trained under Pandit Birju Maharajji who is considered one of the foremost exponents of Kathak today. Anindita has performed and given lecture demonstrations in several cities in India, the US, and the UK.
Even though Anindita is a scientist by profession, Nrityangan arose from her innate passion for Kathak. Through her dance school, Anindita has been imparting Kathak training since 1994 to several students in Iowa, North Carolina, and currently in Carmel, IN. Anindita is active in the Indianapolis cultural community. Since 2004 she and/or her students have performed at several local and regional events which include the following:
• The North America Bengali Conference (Madison Square Garden, NYC)
• IAI Diwali event at the Murat
• IAI India Day festival
• Indiana State Fair
• Indiana International Festival
• Asian Fest sponsored by the Asian American Alliance of Indiana
• DePauw University Multicultural and Community Life event
• Hindu Temple of Central Indiana sponsored Temple Fest and Holi events
• Sangam organized by Lilly India Network
• Navrang organized by Hindu Temple of Central Indiana
• Children's Museum of Indianapolis- International Dance Day
• Fundraiser for the Jackson Center for Conductive Education
• Indiana Deaf School
• Heartland Film Festival-Journey to India-Opening night gala
• Eli Lilly Multicultural event
• Tri-State Durga Puja
• Carmel International Festival
In 2014, Anindita was instrumental in organizing and hosting a live performance by Padmavibhushan Pandit Birju Maharajji, Saswati Sen and other members of the Kalashram (New Delhi) troupe. Anindita has also partnered with Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University to bring Ragamala Dance Theater from Minneapolis, MN to Indianapolis in 2015. Between 2011 to 2015, Anindita has served as a faculty member at the Academy of Gregory Hancock Dance Theater (AGHDT) and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of GHDT. Anindita is a Director of Regulatory Affairs at Eli Lilly and Company and has been working there for the past 18 years.
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