Chau

Shambhunath Karmakar

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Shambhunath Karmakar is a noted artist of Purulia. He started his career at the age of five under the guidance of his father and grandfather. He has his own group : Sevajatna Chau Prashikshan Kendra. Shambhunath has performed in Kolkata, Madhya Pradesh, Purnia, Delhi and overseas in places like Japan in 2012, Sri Lanka and China in 2015 and in Lithuania in 2017.

Mousumi Chowdhury

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Mousumi is a leading woman Chau dancer, an art form native to Purulia in the state of West Bengal in India. By being the first woman to learn and perform Chau, a male bastion for ages, she is an inspiration for other girls learning the art. Born in Maldi village of Balarampur in Purulia, Mousumi started dancing Chau at the age of 10, learning the art from her father, Jagannath Choudhury, an accomplished Chau exponent. Mousumi is pursuing her Master in Arts post-graduation degree in Bengali from Sidhu Kanu University in Purulia. She works as a part time teacher at a local school and teaches Chau dance in her university. She has performed in Kolkata, Purulia and Jhargram and is scheduled to perform in Norway in September 2018.

Kartik Singh Mura

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Kartik Singh Mura is an eminent and senior Chau artist from Purulia district and leads a Chau dance troupe named Adibasi Chau Nritya Dal. He started learning the art from his father, legendary Chau artist and Padma Shri award winner Gambhir Singh Mura. Kartik has performed across India and abroad, including in France, Japan, Israel and Thailand.