Born
in 1951 she has come a long way from the principal performer in Children's
Little Theater or CLT to Classical dancer to Dance Educationist,
Choreographer and a social worker. Her glamorous poise and innate sense of
style have own her a large core of admirers among whom are the media who
feature her regularly and Indian foremost fashion designer.
Somewhere down the years she has become the
cultural icon in Bengal and everywhere
across the globe where the Bengal has made a niche. This journey she has
transverse in the course of her 50 years on the professional stage
where she made a debut at the tender age of four.
For
Alokananda: Rapturous River of Rhythm
By
Ritu Bhimani
For fifty years, you've fashioned form, with feet of intense grace
A person who has given dance a splendid, beauteous, face
You've sculpted, chiselled, planned configured amazing form and feel
You perform
with an inner fire with total zest and zeal
Your charm, your brains, your passion deep, have kept your dreams aloft
Your gestures for the lesser ones have shown your centre soft
You've gone beyond your own longings, to find a niche for those
Who would not otherwise have seen the light of rhythmic prose
A person with such intense bonds, a friend so frank, sincere,
From kids to grown ups all have time to stop, to watch to cheer
You've given countless hours of joy and held us all in thrall
We hope these golden years will glow and may you e'er walk tall