CHANDRODOY GHOSH

An ex-student of VISVA-BHARATI (Santiniketan), Chandrodoy, son of Mr. & Mrs. Binoy Ghosh and husband of Mamata Shankar Ghosh is an Electrical Engineer from the Jadavpur University, in Calcutta.

Having his basic lessons in music at Santiniketan, Chandrodoy learnt Kathakali and Uday Shankar style of dance forms at the UDAY SHANKAR INDIA CULTURE CENTRE in Calcutta, under the guidance of Mrs. Amala Shankar.

Founder-director of MAMATA SHANKAR BALLET TROUPE, Chandrodoy, while writing the scripts (Aajker Ekalabya, Vasantotsav, Milap etc.) preparing the light schemes for all the productions of the troupe and compering the shows, looks after the management of the troupe in it’s entirety.

He lead the Indian Cultural delegation to CHINA, MONGOLIA & JAPAN ( 1985), MALDIVES (1989) and to WEST INDIES & GUYANA (1997).

Chandrodoy, also performs on some of the troupe’s productions and have been awarded the Honorary Citizenship of Baltimore, USA in 1983.