Malabika Mitra

A front-ranking Kathak dancer, Malabika Mitra received her initial training from Pandit Ramgopal Mishra of Jaipur Gharana. Later she continued her training under Vijay Shankar and Om Prakash Maharaj. Malabika Mitra has grown into a performer of notable accomplishment with a fine grasp of the technical intricacies of Kathak as well as abhinaya. Her performance shows an assimilation of the features of the different schools of Kathak in which she has been trained.

Malabika Mitra has been featured in a number of dance festivals in the country including Kathak Mahotsava in Delhi and the ghungroo Festival and Kathak Prasang in Bhopal. She has also been featured in the Festival of India in the USSR.