Chhandam Nritya Bharati
Mumbai and Kolkata, India
Founded and Directed by Pandit Chitresh Das
Nritya Bharati, Chhandam's branch in India, was founded in 2002 by Pandit Das, who visits India twice annually for a period of two months each. His Kolkata-based students have already performed in major venues throughout the city together with his students from the United States.

Mumbai Branch

Contact for Classes in Mumbai:
0-9833526111
seema@kathak.org
Teacher: Seema Mehta

Class Location & Schedule:
Priyadarshini Sports Complex - Aerobics Studio, Nepean Sea Road
Children's Classes:
Tuesday, 4:30-5:30pm
Thursday, 5:00-6:00pm

Teens and Adults' Classes:
Tuesday, 5:30-6:30pm
Thursday, 6:00-7:00pm

Arts in Motion, Sion
Teens and Adults Class:
Saturday, 11am-12noon

Kolkata Branch

Contact for Classes in Kolkata:
91-9831204710
indrani@kathak.org
Teachers: Indrani Mallick, Snigdha Mishra

Class Location & Schedule:
Dance Studios at Indira Cinema Hall, Bhawanipur
(opposite Bhawanipur Police Station)
Every Sunday
09:00am (sharp) -10:00am - Level I
10:00am (sharp) -11:00am - Level II
11:00am (sharp) -12:30pm - Level III

Chhandam Nritya Bharati Committee
President: Pandit Chitresh Das
Vice President: Celine Schein Das
Secretary: Seema Mehta
Joint Secretary: Manish Mishra
Treasurer: Indrani Mallick
Member: Anashua Majumder 
Member: Anil Bhutoria 
Member: Bonani Goenka
Member: Manju Mishra
Member: Pooja Bhatt
Member: Subroto Majumder 


Sponsored by:

Arts as Service to Society
Empowering children of sex-workers
Chhandam Nritya Bharati is honored to announce its partnership with the New Light Foundation,a Kolkata-based NGO which works to free the children of red-light district workers from the cycle of prostitution and abuse through support services,education and care. Pandit Das and the teachers of Nritya Bharati are teaching the children of the New Light Foundation Kathak dance as a means for cultural and self-awareness and empowerment.
New Light is located at Kalighat Ward 83 in Kolkata, a five minute-walk from Nirmal Hriday, Mother Teresa’s home for the dying destitute. This is one of the oldest red-light areas of Kolkata, housing from the city, the districts and neighboring countries like Nepal and Bangladesh. New Light, a secular non-profit charitable trust, set up a creche and night shelter to protect and educate young girls, children and women at high risk. The program has been operating for the last four years and provides a safe shelter, educational opportunities, recreational facilities and health care for the children, girls and women in their community. During Pandit Das’ recent trip to India, the young girls from New Light Foundation pictured here participated in workshops and classes, culminating in a special performance. Chhandam looks forward to assisting these special children on their road to recovery and safety.