Rita Ganguly
| Rita Ganguly | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Classical musician |
| Known for | Hindustani music |
| Spouse(s) | Keshav Kothari |
| Children | a son and a daughter |
| Parent(s) | K. L. Ganguly Meena |
| Awards |
Padma Shri Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Priyadarshi Award Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani award Critics Circle of India Award Broadcasters Association Lifetime Achievement Award |
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Rita Ganguly is an Indian classical musician, vocalist, author, and the founder of Kaladharmi, a non-profit organization for the promotion of performing arts and Begum Akhtar Academy of Ghazals (BAAG), a ghazal academy. A winner of 2000 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, she was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.
Rita Ganguly was born in Lucknow, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, to Meena and K. L. Ganguly, a freedom fighter, writer and the founder of National Herald. She started learning Rabindrasangeet at the age of 12 under Gopeshwar Banerjee, later joined Visva-Bharati University, along with her elder sister, Gita Ghatak but concentrated more on dance and studied the Indian classical dance forms of Kathakali and Manipuri. She did further studies in Kathakali under renowned gurus, Kunchu Kurup and Chandu Pannikar and trained in modern dance at Martha Graham School, New York. She performed at various stages including the Bolshoi Theatre, Russia and joined the National School of Drama (NSD) as a faculty member of dance where she is known to have introduced a new course of Movement and Mime. She taught at NSD for thirty years and during her tenure there, she is known to have contributed in productions and costume designing. She is also credited with efforts in the recreation of the classical theatre and in the construction of Vikrishta Madhyam Auditorium. Under the aegis of NSD, she visited many countries such as Australia, England, Sri Lanka and Israel where she presented performances and held workshops on Indian Classical Theatre.
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