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	\| name = ~~Tanushree~~ Shankar		\| name = Tanusree Shankar
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	'''~~Tanushree~~ Shankar''' (~~birth:~~ 16 March 1956)<ref name="Tanushree Shankar">{{cite web \|title=Tanushree Shankar \|url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=866&at=2 \|website=sangeetnatak.gov.in \|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> is an Indian dancer and choreographer. She is based in [[Kolkata, India]]. She was a leading dancer of the [[Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts]] in the 1970s and 1980s. She also acted in various films, ~~like~~ [[The Namesake (film)\|The Namesake]].		'''Tanusree Shankar''' (born 16 March 1956)<ref name="Tanushree Shankar">{{cite web \|title=Tanushree Shankar \|url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=866&at=2 \|website=sangeetnatak.gov.in \|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> is an Indian dancer and choreographer. She is based in [[Kolkata, India]]. She was a leading dancer of the [[Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts]] in the 1970s and 1980s. She also acted in various films, such as [[The Namesake (film)\|The Namesake]].

	~~Tanushree~~ Shankar now leads the [[Tanushree Shankar Dance Company]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/tanusree-shankar-dances-down-memory-lane/cid/388762\|title=TANUSREE SHANKAR DANCES DOWN MEMORY LANE\|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> She has evolved her own modern idiom by ~~marrying~~ traditional [[Indian dance]]s with modern ~~western~~ ballet expressions. She has been inspired by her lineage as ~~much~~ by the folk and regional dance forms of India. She has drawn extensively from rich local Indian traditions such as the "[[Thang-ta]]" ([[Manipuri dance\|Manipuri]] [[Sword dance]]).		Tanusree Shankar now leads the [[Tanushree Shankar Dance Company\|Tanusree Shankar Dance Company]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/tanusree-shankar-dances-down-memory-lane/cid/388762\|title=TANUSREE SHANKAR DANCES DOWN MEMORY LANE\|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> She has evolved her own modern idiom by combining traditional [[Indian dance]] with modern Western ballet expressions. She has been inspired as much by her lineage as by the folk and regional dance forms of India. She has drawn extensively from rich local Indian traditions such as the "[[Thang-ta]]" ([[Manipuri dance\|Manipuri]] [[Sword dance]]).

	She travels with her troupe extensively around the world. Her last notable productions include ''Uttaran'' (Upliftment of the soul) and ''Chirantan'' (The eternal) which is based on [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s music.		She travels with her troupe extensively around the world. Her last notable productions include ''Uttaran'' (Upliftment of the soul) and ''Chirantan'' (The eternal), which is based on [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s music.

	==Family==		==Family==
	Tanusree Shankar was born in [[~~Calcutta~~]]~~, her~~ father was a doctor in [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=TANUSREE SHANKAR DANCES DOWN MEMORY LANE \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/tanusree-shankar-dances-down-memory-lane/cid/388762 \|website=telegraphindia.com \|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> Her husband, the late [[Ananda Shankar]], was a music [[composer]] who experimented with [[fusion music]]. He was the son of ~~dancers~~ Pandit [[Uday Shankar]] and Amala Shankar and ~~the~~ nephew of the [[sitar]] maestro [[Ravi Shankar]]. ~~she~~ has a daughter [[Sreenanda Shankar]].		Tanusree Shankar was born in [[Kolkata]]. Her father was a doctor in the [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=TANUSREE SHANKAR DANCES DOWN MEMORY LANE \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/tanusree-shankar-dances-down-memory-lane/cid/388762 \|website=telegraphindia.com \|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> Her husband, the late [[Ananda Shankar]], was a music [[composer]] who experimented with [[fusion music]]. He was the son of dancer Pandit [[Uday Shankar]] and Amala Shankar, and nephew of the [[sitar]] maestro [[Ravi Shankar]]. She has a daughter named [[Sreenanda Shankar]].
	==Awards==		==Awards==
	* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], 2011 <ref>{{cite web \|title=Akademi awards for 47 personalities \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/284305/akademi-awards-47-personalities.html \|website=deccanherald.com \|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>		* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], 2011 <ref>{{cite web \|title=Akademi awards for 47 personalities \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/284305/akademi-awards-47-personalities.html \|website=deccanherald.com \|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>
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'''Tanushree Shankar''' (birth: 16 March 1956)<ref name="Tanushree Shankar">{{cite web |title=Tanushree Shankar |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=866&at=2 |website=sangeetnatak.gov.in |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> is an Indian dancer and choreographer. She is based in [[Kolkata, India]]. She was a leading dancer of the [[Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts]] in the 1970s and 1980s. She also acted in various films, like [[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]].

Tanushree Shankar now leads the [[Tanushree Shankar Dance Company]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/tanusree-shankar-dances-down-memory-lane/cid/388762|title=TANUSREE SHANKAR DANCES DOWN MEMORY LANE|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> She has evolved her own modern idiom by marrying traditional [[Indian dance]]s with modern western ballet expressions. She has been inspired by her lineage as much by the folk and regional dance forms of India. She has drawn extensively from rich local Indian traditions such as the "[[Thang-ta]]" ([[Manipuri dance|Manipuri]] [[Sword dance]]).

She travels with her troupe extensively around the world. Her last notable productions include ''Uttaran'' (Upliftment of the soul) and ''Chirantan'' (The eternal) which is based on [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s music.

==Family==
Tanusree Shankar was born in [[Calcutta]], her father was a doctor in [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web |title=TANUSREE SHANKAR DANCES DOWN MEMORY LANE |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/tanusree-shankar-dances-down-memory-lane/cid/388762 |website=telegraphindia.com |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> Her husband, the late [[Ananda Shankar]], was a music [[composer]] who experimented with [[fusion music]]. He was the son of dancers Pandit [[Uday Shankar]] and Amala Shankar and the nephew of the [[sitar]] maestro [[Ravi Shankar]]. she has a daughter [[Sreenanda Shankar]].
==Awards==
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], 2011 <ref>{{cite web |title=Akademi awards for 47 personalities |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/284305/akademi-awards-47-personalities.html |website=deccanherald.com |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.anandashankar.com/tsdc/tanusree.htm Tanusree Shankar Dance Company]
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092102134.html?hpid=sec-artsliving Sarah Kaufman, An Indian Oasis Amid Modernity, ''Washington Post'', published Saturday, 22 September 2007, p C05] accessed 23 September 2007

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