About

Shomrita Mandal

Faculty, Odissi

Shomrita’s enthusiasm in dance and music was evident at an early age. Encouraged by her parents at age 4, she took to learning Bharatanatyam from Smt.Maithili Desai from Baroda for 12 years. She is a B.Tech graduate and has worked in IT for more than 5 years before she took up dance as a full time career.

Shomrita began learning Odissi with Shubham under the able guidance of her Guru Smt. Barnalee Sarkar in 2015. Under her guidance, Shomrita started understanding the nuances of the art form and fell in love with Odissi. Shomrita is a part of Shubham Dance Ensemble and has performed at various events in various cities of the country. She has completed her Visharad in Odissi from Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh, and is pursuing Masters.

She made her debut performance as a soloist in December 2022 and aspires to spread the art form to the present and future generations. Shomrita has a passion for teaching. She provides training to students in Odissi & Bharatanatyam.

Shomrita has also learnt the basics of Kathak from her Guru Smt. Barnalee Sarkar.

Performances and awards as a soloist and a group:

  • Every Friday Cultural Program by ICCR,Bangalore.
  • Atharvotsav 2024 and was awarded the title of Nritya Nipuna.
  • World’s longest dance performance award at Madurai Sri Kala Kendra on the occasion of Shivratri.
  • Travelled multiple cities of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to spread Odissi dance with Routes2Roots & Ministry of Cultural, India.
  • International Odissi Utsav, 2023.
  • Shri Jagannath Rath Yatra,HareKrishna Trust,Padappai,TamilNadu.
  • Padukone Dravid CSE for the Indian wheelchair tennis tour, Bangalore.
  • Lecture demonstration organised by Kala Sampada in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture,Bangalore.
  • Malhar-Yatra, an annual showcase of Shubham,  School of performing Arts, Bangalore.
  • PARESHTI‘- dance drama production by Shubham,a School of Performing Arts, Bangalore.
  • Karnataka Utsav‘ organised by Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh.
  • ARPAN‘ – A dance and musical event organised by Swaranjali , Delhi and Shubham, a school of Performing Arts (SSPA).
  • VIBHASMA‘- a dance production by Shubham, a School of Performing Arts, Bangalore.
  • VIVRITI‘- a dance production by SSPA, Bangalore.
  • SRINGAAR‘- a dance production by Shubham a School of Performing Arts staged in Kolkata, West Bengal.
  • Online Lecture Demonstration & performance for Google USA.
  • PUJARINI‘-a dance drama production by SSPA presented at UTSAV,Bangalore.
  • DAKSHINACHITRA,Chennai.
  • NABAPATRA,a new leaf-An online dance festival organised by Nandanik Troupe of Dance, Pittsburgh.
  • International Odissi festival,Bangalore.
  • STAUTI – An online dance festival organised by Shubham, a School of Performing Arts.