Moumita Pal, daughter of Mahima Ranjan Pal (father), was born on 2nd February 1994 in Tamluk, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India.

From childhood, she was always been inclined towards dance. She entered the world of dance at the age of five and performed in various school-level competitions. Since then, she has learnt various dance forms and her journey has begun as a Mohiniyattam dancer in Monisha Arts under the tutelage of, Karnataka Kalashree Guru Smt. Sreedevi Unni in 2013. Presently she is pursuing a professional dance career and as a teacher at a renowned school.

Guru Smt. Sreedevi Unni has nurtured her talent since 2013. With the advanced and detailed learning under her Guru, her love for Mohiniyattam grew further. She has been embraced by several opportunities to perform on prestigious stages which helped her to develop confidence & hunger for such profound dance art “Mohiniyattam” further. Apart from this, she is also very keen on exploring other forms of dance, she performed and choreographed semi-classical, Bengali folk dance, Rabindra Nritya and creative dance.

She finds dance a true healing and happiness.

She has done her Ranga Prabesham in Mohiniyattam in Apr 2019 under the guidance of Karnataka Kalashri Guru Smt. Sreedevi Unni.

Her Journey

Her Initial lessons in dance in Bharatanatyam began in 2000 in West Bengal under the Late Sandhya Pal, a disciple of Guru Thankamani Kutty.

She learned Rabindra Nritya from Nita Chakraborty in Kharagpur, West Bengal at the age of 8. After 12th standard, she continued her Bharatanatyam study at Kalai Kaveri College of Fine Arts.

She has learned Seraikella Chhau under the guidance of Padmashree Pandit Gopal Prasad Dubey.

Currently, she is pursuing a diploma in Mohiniyattam under the guidance of Mohiniyattam exponent Guru Dr. Neena Prasad from Sougandhika Centre for Mohiniyattam.

She is also learning Seraikella Chhau under the guidance of Guru Pandit Tapan Kumar Pattanayak.

Participation & Performance

She has given several performances in Mohiniyattam, Seraikella Chhau and Rabindra Nritya dance to date.

Mohiniyattam

Seraikella Chhau

Rabindra Nritya

Recognition

References

  1. ^ Denis, Giles (24 September 2022). "Five-Day Workshop on Mohiniyattam by EZCC Concludes". Andaman Chronicle.
  2. ^ "Bengaluru to host Chhau dance festival on April 30". Deccan Herald. www.deccanherald.com. 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Bengaluru to host Chhau dance festival on Apr 30". www.udayavani.com. Udayavani.
  4. ^ "Winner Announcement for Vande Bharatam Nritya Utsav 2023". blog.mygov.in.