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Varsha Dasgupta is a vibrant Kathak dancer. She is the disciple of Kathak Exponents Guru Abhimanyu Lal and Guru Vidha Lal. She is fortunate enough to be under the guidance of Sangeeta Natak Akademi awardee Guru Geetanjali Lal also. She is a graded artist of Doordarshan, a recipient of scholarship from Sahitya Kala Parishad and recently got herself empanelled with Spic Macay.
Varsha has been performing solo and duets across all over India for the past many years. The recent platforms are Nalanda Nrityotsava Mumbai, Nandan Utsav Kolkata, Festival of Young Dancers and Musicians by Sahitya Kala Parishad, Unbound Beats of India Festival Delhi, represented Kathak in many Amalgamation of Indian Classical dance presentations. She has accompanied Guru Vidha Lal in Spic Macay workshops and assisted her in many choreographies too. She has accompanied Guru Geetanjali Lal in many workshops for Spic Macay and for other organisations as well.
Varsha has been performing extensively with her Gurus within India and abroad for the past 10 years. To name a few prestigious festivals and places would be,Festival of India in Russia, Festival of India in Ukraine, ICCR tours to Austria, Switzerland and UK; Vasantotsava, Festivals in UAE. Music Academy Chennai, Krishna Gana Sabha, Kathak Mahotsava,, Kartik Poornima Festiva Udaipur, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Jammu and almost all the states of India.
Varsha has completed her graduation from Miranda House , Delhi University and she is done with her Master’s Degree in English Literature.