Manjusri Chaki-Sircar
Navanritya Performer
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Manjusri Chaki-Sircar (1934–2000) was a pioneering Indian classical dancer, choreographer, educationist, and anthropologist, renowned for creating the innovative dance form known as Navanritya, or New Dance. Born in 1934, sources indicate her birthplace as Pabna, now in Bangladesh, or Behrampur, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. Her family relocated to…
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1934
Born — Born in Pabna (now Bangladesh) or Behrampur, Murshidabad, West Bengal [5, 6, 8, 11].
1947
Relocated to Kolkata — Family relocated due to Partition [6, 7].
1951-1953
Attended Presidency College
1958
Married and lived in Africa — Started a school of dance in Africa [6].
1979
Returned to Kolkata
1983
Established Dancers' Guild — Founded in Kolkata [2, 6, 7].
1993
Received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award — For her contribution to creative dance [10, 11].
2000
Passed away
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- 1993 · Sangeet Natak Akademi Award — Sangeet Natak Akademi
- Shiromani Puraskar
- Uday Shankar Puraskar
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