Dona Ganguly (original) (raw)

At the age of (3) three Dona started learning dance from Amala Shankar, wife of world famous Dancer Uday Shankar. It was the turning point of her career when she shifted to Odissi under the guidance of Guru Giridhari Nayek. The most significant development took place when she came across her Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra. Under his guidance, she got opportunity to develop her skill which enabled to prove her talent in Odissi on a number of occasions in several programme held in India and abroad.

Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra thought Dona to be her ideal student and started coming to Kolkata to teach her dance. He stayed in her house and taught her with greet care and affection that comes out in her performances. She too traveled to her guru’s home and took regular lessons during summer, winter and puja vacations while she was a student in school. During this period Dona attended several programmes where guru accompanied her in Pakwaj.