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	==Career==		==Career==
	Over the years, Biswas participated in performing arts festivals at [[Elephanta Caves\|Elephanta]], [[Khajuraho Dance Festival]] and [[Konark Dance Festival]] and in UK, the ~~USA~~, Germany, Russia, Dubai and Bangladesh.<ref name=tele05/> She performs both classical Odissi as well as her experimental choreographic works.<ref name=sna/><ref>{{cite news \|title=Treat to the eye and ear\|author=Gowri Ramnarayan \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/treat-to-the-eye-and-ear/article96234.ece \|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=28 January 2010\|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=A blend of lasya and tandava: Innovative dance recital by Sharmila Biswas marked the Dhauli Mohotsav. \|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/04/14/stories/2006041401010200.htm \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629105028/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/04/14/stories/2006041401010200.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=29 June 2013 \|date=14 Apr 2006 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref>		Over the years, Biswas participated in performing arts festivals at [[Elephanta Caves\|Elephanta]], [[Khajuraho Dance Festival]] and [[Konark Dance Festival]] and in UK, the US, Germany, Russia, Dubai and Bangladesh.<ref name=tele05/> She performs both classical Odissi as well as her experimental choreographic works.<ref name=sna/><ref>{{cite news \|title=Treat to the eye and ear\|author=Gowri Ramnarayan \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/treat-to-the-eye-and-ear/article96234.ece \|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=28 January 2010\|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=A blend of lasya and tandava: Innovative dance recital by Sharmila Biswas marked the Dhauli Mohotsav. \|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/04/14/stories/2006041401010200.htm \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629105028/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/04/14/stories/2006041401010200.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=29 June 2013 \|date=14 Apr 2006 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref>

	She has also done extensive research on the ancient [[Mahari dance]] performed by temple dancers of [[Orissa, India\|Orissa]].<ref name=sna>{{cite web \|title=Katha Kavya Abhinaya \|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/RabindraPranati2011/sharmila-biswas.html \|year=2011 \|publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi \|accessdate=28 May 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927144520/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/RabindraPranati2011/sharmila-biswas.html \|archivedate=27 September 2013 }}</ref> In 1995, she established Odissi Vision and Movement Center (OVM) in Kolkata, where is the Artistic Director, and trains young dancer, the institute also run the OVM Repertory.<ref name=sna/>		She has also done extensive research on the ancient [[Mahari dance]] performed by temple dancers of [[Orissa, India\|Orissa]].<ref name=sna>{{cite web \|title=Katha Kavya Abhinaya \|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/RabindraPranati2011/sharmila-biswas.html \|year=2011 \|publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi \|accessdate=28 May 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927144520/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/RabindraPranati2011/sharmila-biswas.html \|archivedate=27 September 2013 }}</ref> In 1995, she established Odissi Vision and Movement Center (OVM) in Kolkata, where is the Artistic Director, and trains young dancer, the institute also run the OVM Repertory.<ref name=sna/>

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'''Sharmila Biswas''' is a noted [[Indian people|Indian]] classical [[dancer]] and [[choreographer]] in the [[Odissi]], and a disciple of guru [[Kelucharan Mohapatra]]. In 1995, she established Odissi Vision and Movement Center in [[Kolkata]], where she is the Artistic Director, the centre also has OVM Repertory.

In 2012, Biswas was awarded [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], conferred by the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.

==Early life and education==
Biswas was born and brought up in Kolkata, where she started learning dance from the age of eight. When she was sixteen years old, she started training in Odissi under Muralidharan Majhi, and then trained under Kelucharan Mohapatra.<ref name=tele05>{{cite news |title=Rhythms of life |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050423/asp/weekend/story_4631630.asp |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=23 April 2005 |accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref>

Subsequently, she learnt ''[[abhinaya]]'' from [[Kalanidhi Narayanan]].<ref name=sna/>

==Personal life==
Sharmila married Swapan Kumar Biswas in 1987, who is a doctor specialising in health management. The couple lives in Kolkata and have a son Shoumik Biswas.<ref name=tele05/>

==Career==
Over the years, Biswas participated in performing arts festivals at [[Elephanta Caves|Elephanta]], [[Khajuraho Dance Festival]] and [[Konark Dance Festival]] and in UK, the USA, Germany, Russia, Dubai and Bangladesh.<ref name=tele05/> She performs both classical Odissi as well as her experimental choreographic works.<ref name=sna/><ref>{{cite news |title=Treat to the eye and ear|author=Gowri Ramnarayan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/treat-to-the-eye-and-ear/article96234.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=28 January 2010|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=A blend of lasya and tandava: Innovative dance recital by Sharmila Biswas marked the Dhauli Mohotsav. |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/04/14/stories/2006041401010200.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629105028/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/04/14/stories/2006041401010200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2013 |date=14 Apr 2006 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref>

She has also done extensive research on the ancient [[Mahari dance]] performed by temple dancers of [[Orissa, India|Orissa]].<ref name=sna>{{cite web |title=Katha Kavya Abhinaya |url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/RabindraPranati2011/sharmila-biswas.html |year=2011 |publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi |accessdate=28 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927144520/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/RabindraPranati2011/sharmila-biswas.html |archivedate=27 September 2013 }}</ref> In 1995, she established Odissi Vision and Movement Center (OVM) in Kolkata, where is the Artistic Director, and trains young dancer, the institute also run the OVM Repertory.<ref name=sna/>

In 2009, she started ''Poorva Dhara'', an annual festival of traditional dances of [[East India|East]] and [[North East India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=East is most |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/east-is-most/article40407.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=29 October 2009
|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref>

==Awards==
She was conferred the "Best Choreography Award" from the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]], Govt. of India, for her dance production, ''Sampurna'' based on the [[devdasi]]s of [[Puri]].<ref name=tele05/> In 1998, Uday Shankar Award for Best Choreography in 1998 from the Department of Information and Broadcasting, [[Government of West Bengal]].<ref name=sna/> In 2010, Biswas was conferred the Mahari Awards.<ref name="Hindu Mahari Awards">{{cite news|title=Sharmila Biswas conferred Mahari Award|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sharmila-biswas-conferred-mahari-award/article258855.ece|accessdate=2 June 2013|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> In 2012, she was awarded the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], the highest award for performing artists, conferred by the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Akademi Awards 2012 |url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2012/dec/d2012122401.pdf|date= |publisher=Press Information Bureau, Govt of India |accessdate=28 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm|title=SNA: List of Akademi Awardees|publisher=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Official website|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm|archivedate=2015-05-30}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Dona Ganguly]]
* [[Srinwanti Chakrabarti]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://sharmilabiswas.com/home.html}}

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