Sharmistha Mukherjee
Sharmistha Mukherjee | |
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Born | West Bengal, India | 30 October 1965
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Relations | Abhijit Mukherjee (brother) |
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Residence | New Delhi |
Sharmistha Mukherjee (born 30 October 1965) is an Indian Kathak dancer, choreographer and politician of the Indian National Congress.
Early life and education
Born in
President of the Republic of India.[1]
Dance career
Mukherjee began formal dance training at age 12.[2] Her teachers included Pandit Durgalal, Vidushi Uma Sharma and Rajendra Gangani.[3] The Hindu called her performances "accomplished" and lauded her precise footwork.[3]
Politics
Sharmistha joined the
Saurabh Bharadwaj (AAP, 57,589 votes) and Rakesh Gullaiya (BJP, 43,006 votes).[6] Mukherjee quit active politics in 2021.[7]
References
- ^ "Pranab Mukherjee's daughter, Sharmistha Mukherjee joins protest against power outages". The Economic Times. 14 June 2014.
- ^ Sandhu, Veenu (5 April 2013). "Sharmistha Mukherjee chose not to live in India's biggest house". Business Standard.
- ^ a b Varma, P. Sujatha (21 January 2012). "Hypnotic grace". The Hindu.
- ^ Singh, Rohinee (14 November 2014). "Sharmistha Mukherjee wants to be a mass leader". DNA.
- ^ "Sharmistha Mukherjee casts vote in GK, mum on Congress' prospects". Zee News. 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Sharmistha loses Greater Kailash, gets just 6,000 votes". Business Standard. 10 February 2015.
- ^ Khan, Fatima (25 September 2021). "Sharmistha Mukherjee 'quits active politics', is last member of Pranab family to leave Congress". ThePrint. Retrieved 9 December 2023.