Meghranjani Medhi
Meghranjani Medhi is an Indian Kathak dancer and actress from Assam. In 2024 she received the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar by Sangeet Natak Akademi for Kathak.
Biography
Meghranjani Medi was born in Assam to singer, composer, and music director Joy Prakash Medi and Kathak dancer Marami Medhi. She began learning Kathak dance from her mother at the age of three. She later trained under the eminent Kathak dancers like Lucknow gharana guru Pandit Birju Maharaj and Jaipur gharana guru Pandit Rajendra Gangani. After completing Nrtiya Nipun degree in Kathak from Bhatkhande Sangeet Vidyapith, Lucknow, she done her master's degree in Kathak dance from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya under Khairagarh University. In 2017, she completed Nrtiya Nipun degree in Sattriya dance from Sageet Satra Pariksha Parishad, Assam.Currently, Meghranjani lives in Guwahati, Assam with her husband, Neil Das, who is also an artist.
Dance career
Meghranjani started learning Kathak dance from her mother at the age of three and completed her Nritya Nipun degree in Kathak dance from Bhatkhande Sangeet Vidyapeeth, Lucknow in 2009. She has received scholarships from the Department of Culture, Government of India and the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training and was selected as an empanelled Artist for Kathak by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in 2012.Meghranjani, who performed with her mother all over India has also performed solo Kathak recitals at many prestigious events in India and abroad, including the Sadhana Festival of Dance in New Delhi, Kathak Mahotsav organized by National Institute of Kathak Dance, Pragjyoti International Dance Festival, Khajuraho Dance Festival, Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Sarjaya Festival of Dance & Music, Panch Tattva Festival, Mumbai, and World Dance Day in Chennai. She toured Egypt, Israel, Palestine and the UAE under the ICCR and also performed at the Fleck Dance Theatre of the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto in June 2011.
Together with her mother, Meghranjani runs a dance school named Sur Sangam in Guwahati.