Saswati Sen is an Indian dancer and choreographer, and an exponent of

Kathak ''Kathak'' is one of the eight major forms of Classical Indian dance, Indian classical dance. Its origin is attributed to the traveling bards in ancient northern India known as ''Kathakar'' ("storyteller"), who communicated stories from the ...

, an Indian classical dance form. She was a senior disciple of Pandit

Birju Maharaj Pandit Birju Maharaj (born Brijmohan Nath Mishra; 4 February 1938 – 17 January 2022) was an Indian dancer, composer, singer, and exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana of Kathak dance in India. He was a descendant of the Maharaj fa ...

, and still teaches and performs at his Kalashram Institute in the Jor Bagh district of

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. Saswati Sen received a

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IAST: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recogni ...

in 2004.

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* http://kathakensemble.com/tributes/tributes-2/saswati/ * http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/10/23/hard-and-fast * http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/jE2IIBSRCynFgmGlIvlTRJ/A-disciples-tribute-to-Pandit-Birju-Maharaj.html Indian female classical dancers Kathak exponents Living people Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-bio-stub