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{{short description|Indian Folk exponent and a Kathak dancer (born 1984)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Geetanjali Sharma
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|09|03|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mathura]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[India]]
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| genre = [[Indian Classical Dance]]
| occupation = [[Kathak]] Dancer, [[Krishna]] [[Raslila]], [[Choreographer]], [[Teacher]], Promoter, Organizer
| years_active = 1998
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| associated_acts = [[Uma Dogra]], [[Hema Malini]], Pt. [[Shiv Kumar Sharma]]
| website = [http://geetanjalisharma.in/ geetanjalisharma.in]
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'''Geetanjali Sharma''' (born 3 September 1984) is an Indian Folk exponent and a [[Kathak]] dancer.<ref name="article5104424">{{cite news|title=Sangeet Natak Akademy awards conferred|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sangeet-natak-akademy-awards-conferred/article5104424.ece|work=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref> She is the disciple of [[Uma Dogra]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Denishua|first1=HPA|title=School of Kathak {{!}} Uma Dogra|url=http://www.umadogra.com/cms/?page_id=24|website=www.umadogra.com}}</ref> the senior most disciple of Pt. [[Durga Lal]] who was the [[Kathak]] maestro from [[Jaipur Gharana]]. She has been performing dance in India and abroad for more than 18 years.

She is the recipient of National Youth Award (2010), Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar of [[Sangeet Natak Academy]] (2011),<ref name="article5104424"/> [[Yash Bharti Award]], the highest award of [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] (2015)<ref>{{cite news|title=देश-विदेश में यूपी का नाम रोशन करने वाली हस्तियों को मिलता है यश भारती सम्‍मान|url=http://www.bhaskar.com/news/UP-LUCK-56-luminaries-received-yash-bharti-award-for-up-to-glory-4899285-PHO.html?seq=16 | work=dainikbhaskar|publisher=Dainik Bhaskar|date=10 February 2015|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=यश भारती सम्मान से 56 हस्तियां अलंकृत 12063610|url=http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-12063610.html|work=jagran|publisher=Dainik Jagran}}</ref> and several many other regional and national level awards.

== Early life ==

Geetanjali was born to Nirmal Acharya and Dr P R Sharma in [[Mathura]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] on 3 September 1984. She had her primary education from Saraswati Vidhya Mandir at Govardhan.<ref name="EarlyLife_03091984">{{cite news|title=ब्रज की माटी से सुगंधित हुआ 'यश भारती'- Amarujala|url=http://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/mathura/three-artist-from-mathura-has-been-awarded-yash-bharti-hindi-news|work=Amar Ujala|language=en}}</ref> No one from her family had artistic background. She did not get much guidance and support from the family. In the beginning stage of her career she started performing at school level without any formal training. Her first abroad performance was in [[Singapore]]. Later on, she performed in China, Mexico, London, America and many other countries.<ref name="EarlyLife_03091984"/>

== Career ==

Geetanjali Sharma started her dancing career at the very tender age. She herself established as a [[Brij]] Folk dancer by performing at local and regional level. In 1997, she established an academy named GIFT "Geetanjali International Folk Tang" for promoting [[Brij]] Folk and traditional arts. In 2008, she started learning [[Kathak]] under the guidance of [[Rajendra Gangani]] at [[Kathak Kendra]], [[New Delhi]] and later she joined [[Uma Dogra]] in 2010. She completed her Prabhakar Degree from [[Prayag Sangeet Samiti]], Allahabad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Geetanjali Sharma|url=http://geetanjalisharma.in/classical.php|website=geetanjalisharma.in}}</ref> She is the first trained [[Kathak]] artist from [[Mathura]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].

She plays the role of [[Radha]] in her performances. she has been preserving the heritage of [[Mathura]], the birthplace of [[Lord Krishna]] and [[Vrindavan]], the place where [[Lord Krishna]] spent his childhood. Her performances of [[Rasa lila]] constitute of Mayur Nritya, [[Lath mar Holi]], Flowers Holi of [[Barsana]] and Charukala, a special form of dance from [[Braj]] region of [[Uttar Pradesh]].

She has performed in prestigious [[Khajuraho Dance Festival]], [[Taj Mahotsav]], Ganga Mahotsav, Pt. Durgalal Mahotsav, Raindrop Festival and many other festivals along with her Guru [[Uma Dogra]].<ref name="EarlyLife_03091984"/> She has given [[Kathak]] performances with senior artist like [[Bollywood]] Actress [[Hema Malini]], Folk singer [[Malini Awasthi]], [[Santoor]] player [[Pandit Shivkumar Sharma]] and many other renowned artists.

In the first week of November 2016, she was featured on the cover page of Indian weekly magazine [[Panchjanya (magazine)|Panchjanya]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=पाञ्चजन्य|journal=Epaper.panchjanya.com|url=http://epaper.panchjanya.com/epaper.aspx?lang=5&spage=Mpage&NB=2016-10-22#Mpage_1}}</ref> In December 2016, she received Brij Ratna Award, the highest award of [[Brij]] region of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news|title=17 हस्तियों को सबसे बड़ा ब्रज रत्न अवॉर्ड, देखें तस्वीरें - 17 Celebrities honored braj ratan award in hotel ramada plaza|url=http://www.patrika.com/news/agra/17-celebrities-honored-braj-ratan-award-in-hotel-ramada-plaza-1454708/|work=patrika.com|language=en}}</ref>

On 18 December 2017, Geetanjali was announced as Brand Ambassador of [[Mathura]]-[[Vrindavan]] for [[Swachh Bharat Abhiyan|Swachch Bharat Abhiyan]], a campaign run by [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=स्वच्छ भारत की ब्रांड एंबेसडर बनीं गीतांजलि|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/mathura-mathura-gitajali-17228340.html|work=jagran|publisher=Dainik Jagran}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=नृत्यांगना गीताजंलि बनीं स्वच्छता मिशन की ब्रांड एंबेसडर- Amarujala|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/agra/201513691736-agra-news|publisher=Amar Ujala|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [http://www.geetanjalisharma.in/ Official Website]
* [http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php?section=yp List of Yuva Puraskar Awardees]

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[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
[[Category:Performers of Indian classical dance]]
[[Category:Indian female classical dancers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Dancers from Delhi]]
[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Women artists from Delhi]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian dancers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women artists]]

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