The students of the Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) FRI and Unison World School enjoyed performance of one of the leading ‘Sattriya’ dancers, Anwesa Mahanta on Tuesday. As part of the programme of the Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY), the famous exponent of Sattriya dance form, Mahanta also performed at Raj Bhawan Auditorium on the day where the students from local schools of Dehradun witnessed her performance. In these performances Mahanta was accompanied by Hari Saikia on dhol, Gautam Bayan on vocals and Prasanna Baruah on flute.
‘Sattriya’ is a Indian classical dance form and is one of the renowned dance forms among the eight Indian traditional dances. Mahanta is the Artistic Director of ‘Kalpa’, a society promoting literature, art and culture. She is working as a visiting artist and teaches students about dance aesthetics.
She belongs to the Vaisnava Monastery of Assam, Sattra. She took her formal lessons in ‘Sattriya’ under the guidance of the eminent maestro Padmashri Ghanakanta Bora.