Make 'Art' a way of living | Sumedha Sengupta | TEDxKanke

What is Art? No perfect decription and definition. It is just happiness or more than that. Those who are practicing classical, they have huge responsibility on their shoulder. It's about rich culture and heritage. It's about dissemination love and happiness. Sumedha Sengupta has received training under the tutelage of Late Guru Giri Dhari Nayak in ‘Odissi Ashram’, Kolkata for 25 years. She is an A Graded Artist of Doordarshan Kendra, New Delhi, and empaneled artist of SPICMACAY for Workshop Demonstration. She is also the recipient of the Senior National Scholarship in Odissi Dance from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India; Gold Medal from Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh; Yuva Ratna Award; Nritya Shukla Jyoti Samman and Rajendra Deep Samman from various cultural institutions. She has been performing all over India and has represented India in Japan in an International Summer Festival organized by SCOT (Suzuki Company of Toga) in Toga, Japan as an Odissi performer. She is presently working as the Program Assistant at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre Ranchi under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx