Krishnakshi Kashyap

Krishnakshi Kashyap , a performing artiste of Sattriya, is a disciple of Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellow and Padma Shri Awardee Nrityacharya Shri Jatin Goswami. She was initially trained under Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee Shri Ramkrishna Talukdar in Sattriya and Sangeet Natak Akademi  awardee and Padma Shri Awardee Smt Indira P. P. Bora in Bharatanatyam. Currently leading a dance repertoire team presenting traditional and contemporary Sattriya-based works, she has many solo and group performance to her credit.

Krishnakshi  started  her   dance  training at  a  tender    age  of six   and   from  the  beginning  has displayed  a   natural  love and attraction  towards  this  art form.   Her keen  interest and dedication coupled with   sincerity and innate talent helped  in making of  a  dancer in her . Blessed    with natural flair for  the art, and relentless  single-minded   devotion, Krishnakshi  has developed into her  present  status  as  an elite performing artiste and  has  been  successful  in  making   her  place  in the world of  Indian classical dance. An active soloist , she has also shared  the  stage with her guru   Shri   Ramkrishna  Talukdar  in  many   prestigious platforms, thus   establishing     the    true     essence of the  ‘Guru  Shishya Parampara’.

Passionately   engaged    in   presentation ,  promotion    and propagation   of Sattriya   dance , the 600  years  old cultural legacy of   Assam,  she   is also engaged with ‘Sattriyakristi’,     an  organization   working  for  the   promotion  of  arts  and performing  artistes   . Under  her  initiative ‘   Empowerment through Arts’, she engages herself in the training of Sattriya Dance to   promising   underprivileged   youths in   India .  She has used   the    power   of   this dance   form  as  a  medium  of empowerment for promising  underprivileged  young  girls of different places with training programmes and performances. It  is  a  journey  of  creating   awareness   of   the  rich  cultural heritage   through  its  presentation, its   preservation and also bringing in social change through art and culture.

• Ek Uddiponar Jui -a Dance Drama to celebrate the 87th birthday of Late Dr. Bhupen Hazarika in Rabindra Bhawan in September, 2013.Organised by New Arts Players, Guwahati.
• Shri Shri Krishna Janmastami in Guwahati in August 2013 ( Solo) Organized by Hare Krishna Movement and Akshaya Patra Foundation.
• Festival of Classical Dance on the occassion of World Dance Day in Rabindra Bhawan in April 2013 ( Solo) Organized by Directorate of Cultural Affairs, Govt of Assam .
• Sattriya performance in National Conference & Cultural Exchange Programme of National Performing Arts Association, India in association with Takshshilla , Assam in April, 2013.
• Performed in Dimaria Ethnic Festival held in Marangabari in January, 2013.
• Performance on the occasion of International Tourism Mart in January , 2013.
• Bharatnatyam Arangetram in Rabindra Bhawan in December, 2012.
• Performed in ‘Nritya Milan’ -A festival of classical dance in LTG auditorium, New Delhi in November, 2012.
• Performed in the Neermahal Tourism Festival, Melaghar, Tripura and in Harijola Folk Culture and Tourism Festival, Kakrabon , Tripura organised by Department of Cultural Affairs , Tripura and sponsored by NEZCC in October, 2012.
• Performed in the Dance and Music Festival of North East organized by ICCR and NEZCC in Shilpgram Auditorium, Panjabari, Guwahati in July, 2012.
• Sattriya Dance performance in Dol Govinda Mandir, Rajadwar, North Guwahati on the occasion of Doul Utsav in March, 2012 and 2013.