This Chhandayan Baithak Concert will be presented by the Virginia chapter of Chhandayan.
Tabla solo by Shrinath Iyer and Kathak Dance: Shubra Sinha
Admission Free
Shrinath Iyer is a tabla student of Debu Nayak and Samir Chatterjee
Shubra Sinha
Shubhra Sinha is an exponent of the Indian Classical Dance form - Kathak. With over 30 years of training from some of India's foremost Gurus she has performed extensively in India, UK and the US. Shubhra started her Kathak training from her mother, the internationally renowned and awarded musicologist- Smt. Manjari Sinha. She then pursued Kathak for the next 10 years under Smt. Kapila Raj (sister-in-law of the legendary Pt. Lacchu Maharaj) at Kathak Kendra Lucknow, followed by 2 years under Guru Munna Lal Shukla at Kathak Kendra Delhi, and then for the past 20 years under Smt. Anuradha Nag, a senior disciple of Pt. Birju Maharajji. She has also participated in many Kathak workshops by Birju Maharaj & Smt. Saswati Sen, Smt. Kumudini Lakhia, and Shri. Vishal Krishna. Shubhra has presented lecture-demonstrations about Kathak at multiple forums in the San Francisco Bay Area. Shubhra is also a trained Indian Classical Vocalist with a Vishaarad from Bhatkhande College of Music, and comes from a family of educationalists and artists, having learnt many Indian Classical art forms initially from her mother.
Shubhra moved to Reston, VA in June 2018 to be closer to her family. She continues to be a senior performer with the Tarangini School of Dance in the Bay Area, under the guidance of Smt Anuradha Nag. She has also started collaborating and attending classes with local Kathak artists like Smt. Purvi Bhal.
Shubhra mentors underprivileged children in the Indian Classical Arts at the Ashwini Charitable Trust, in Bangalore India. When she is not busy pursuing her passion for Indian Classical Music and Dance, Shubhra enjoys her professional career as a Strategic Marketing Advisor for high-energy Silicon Valley software startups.
