The Sanjali family

Founder and Artistic Director of Sanjali Centre for Odissi Dance, established in 2004. A Top Grade artist of Doordarshan and an Established artist of the ICCR, she has performed at prestigious festivals in India and in Fiji, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, the U.S.A., Indonesia and the U.A.E. Her productions include Hansika, Sookshma, Kaikeyi and Kalidasa's Ritusamhara.

Srijita began Odissi at a very young age in her native Kolkata and has dedicated herself to the form under her Guru, Smt. Sharmila Mukerjee. She has performed extensively across India and abroad, including at the Dover Lane Festival, Konark Festival, Mukteshwar Festival, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas and the Soorya Festival. She is also an educator at an international school in Bengaluru.

Kanika has been learning and performing as a member of the Sanjali Ensemble for eight years, in India and abroad. Notable performances include the Mukteshwar Dance Festival, Dover Lane Music Festival, Uday Shankar Dance Festival and Konark Dance Festival. A B.Tech in Computer Science, she works as a senior project manager in Bengaluru.

Surajit trained intensively under Smt. Sharmila Mukerjee and has performed with the Sanjali Ensemble across India — Bengaluru, Kerala, Bhubaneswar, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Chandigarh — and in Tunisia. Memorable performances include the Mukteshwar Dance Festival 2017, Dover Lane, the Uday Shankar Dance Festival and Konark. He teaches Sanjali's beginner and junior batches.

Swetha has trained in Odissi under Smt. Sharmila Mukerjee in Bengaluru since 2016 and performs with the Sanjali Ensemble at festivals including the Konark Festival, Maargasheershothsav, Navaayanam and Madanotsava. A technical writer by profession, she has also trained in Carnatic and Hindustani vocal music.

Suranjana takes lessons under Guru Smt. Sharmila Mukerjee at Sanjali and has taught dance at the Association for Social Health in India. She has performed with the Sanjali Ensemble at the Soorya, Mukteshwar, Dover Lane, Uday Shankar and Konark festivals, and travelled with the ensemble to Tunisia for the Festival of India 2018.

Preeti began Odissi in her native Kolkata; her first milestone was the Nritya Shree award at the Cuttack Mahotsav. She has performed at the Konark, Mukteshwar, Soorya, Uday Shankar and Kala Ghoda festivals, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas and the Festival of India in Tunisia. She is one of Sanjali's assistant teachers and also handles administration.

Aparna began Odissi at four in Delhi and has trained with Smt. Sharmila Mukerjee since moving to Bengaluru in 2009. She has performed at the Odissi Kendra Dakshinanjali Utsav, India Habitat Centre, Tagore's Chandalika, Kinkini Nrityotsava and Odissi Sandhya, and was among the top 15 finalists of the International Odissi Festival 2016–17. She is pursuing an MBBS at St John's Medical College.

Anushree is also an established Carnatic singer and painter. One of the principal dancers of the Sanjali Dance Ensemble, she has toured widely with it, performing at the Dover Lane Dance Festival, Dance Jathre, Bangalore International Arts Festival, Dhauli Kalinga Mahotsav, Bengaluru Odissi Utsav and Madanotsava.

Anuradha trains at Sanjali under Guru Smt. Sharmila Mukerjee and has attended workshops by eminent Odissi gurus. With the Sanjali Ensemble she has performed at the Konark Festival, Bangalore Odissi Utsav, Navaayanam, Bangalore International Arts Festival, Chhandak Utsav (Indore), Kalabharati National Festival, Hubballi Habba, Pravaha and the Uday Shankar Dance Festival.