ANJANA BANERJI is a bright star in the galaxy of Bharatnatyam. Her emergence as a front-rank exponent of this most popular classical dance style of India is .extremely significant. Her home town, Calcutta, is not a Centre for Bharatnatyam, although it is culturally the most advanced city in India. Anjana is the only Bengali today to have won recognition all over the country as an eminent danseuse in this style.
 She studied this art with Guru K.N. Dakshinamoorthy Pillai, who comes from a distinguished family of dancers, dance teachers and musicians. His elder brother, the late Dandayuthapani Pillai, is one of the greatest composers and conductors of the 20th century in this field. Guru Dakshinamoorthy is today the ablest teacher of the liandayuthapani Pillai School.
Late, .still, she obtained training in Madras from the fame K.P. Kittappa Pillai of the Panjjnallur School. In recent months, Anjana hac the opportunity of working with Sh: imati Saraswati, a distinguished dancer and choreographer of Madras, Director of Ramana Sudas Natyalaya and MBK Trust.
Anjana has recently worked as the heroine of a Bengali film 'CHHANDANEER' based on the struggle of a Bengali girl to learn Bharatnatyam. This film has been directed by Shri Utpalendu Chakraborty, who is internationally renowned. CHHANDANEER was selected for the 1NIDAN PANORAMA, which is a hallmark of excellence.
 Anjana received All India Critic's Award in 1987 and was awarded 'NRITASHREE' title by
Kartik Academy of Arts in India.
Anjana participated in the sanskritik Festival of India in UK in 1985; In Tagore's 125th Birth Centenary Celebration in UK in 1986; Represented India in e,Oth Indian Independence Day Celebration in G.D.R. Berlin in 1987 anJ Ir. Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Celebration in UK in 1989.
Anjana has received rave reviews not only in the Indian Press but also in many cities of World. She is inded a bright top star in the galaxy of Bharatnatyam.
DANCE EVENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Smt. Anjana Banerji's latest Dance events could be elaborated by mentioning that;
She danced at Rashtrapati Bhavan at the invitation of the President of India
in the year of 1990.
Participated in the Spirit of Freedom Concert organised by Telegu Academy,
Madras.
Samukhananda Dance Festival in Delhi.
Begum Aktar Dance and Music Festival in Delhi.
Dance Festival of Sahitya Kala Parishad. Delhi.
Dance Festival at Mysore.
Tansen Dance & Music Festival in Delhi.
Dance Programme at ICCR in Delhi.
Dance Festival at Hyderabad.
Dance Festival at Sri Krishna Cana Sabha in Madras.
Annual Dar.ce Festival at Bangalore.
Konarak Dance Festival at Bhubaneswar.
Shivali Dance Festival at Bombay.
Sadarang Music Conference at Calcutta.
Pongal Dance Festival at Madras.
To dance In these festival are an unique honour in a career for a dancer and
since then, she devoted her time to create new dance forms and choreograph for
propagating the spirit of National Integration.
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Participated in Sanskritik Festival of India in the UK in 1985. Participated
in 125th Tagore's Birth Centenary in the UK in 1986 Represented India in 40th
INDIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION in GDR - Berlin in 1987.
Participated Jawharl il Nehr Centenary Celebration in the UK and France in
1987.
Participated in the Bhartlya Vidya Bhavan Dance Festival London in 1989.
Extensively Toured with live music in the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland,
Holland and Belgium sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism, Govt, of India.
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