Young Odissi dancer Baisali Mohanty, a first year undergraduate student of the prestigious lady Shriram College (lSR) of Delhi, has brought laurels to the State winning the coveted Delhi University Inter-College dance contest at lehren 2013 held recently.
Baisali’s dance presentation, dedicated to Delhi Daredevil Damini, has been winning immense accolades at different cultural festivals in Delhi and also won the top prize at the Delhi Technological University inter-college festival for the year. The dance presentation before a 20,000 plus audience at the DU Indoor Stadium on the concluding day of DU cultural fest Antardhwani last month was highly applauded.
The National Commission for Women felicitated Baisali on Thursday in Delhi’s FICCI Auditorium along with other international women achievers.
Daughter of Central Film Censor Board Member Manasi Pradhan and Er Radha Binod Mohanty, Baisali passed her 12th examination in Science from the KIIT International School, Bhubaneswar, being in best four. Having been under tutelage of Padmashree Guru Gangadhar Pradhan until his sad demise, Baisali has earned Nritya Visharad in Odissi dance with first class distinction and has been performing in international and national festivals since age of four years. She was selected to perform before Nobel laureate Aung Sang Su Kyi during her recent visit to India.