Project:Administrators

MR.SAMARU MEHER(SAMEER) ODISSI DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER

Established in 2005 by Guru Sh. Samaru Meher (Sameer), a renowned Odissi and Sambalpuri Folk Dance, Nrityanjali is one the premier cultural institution of New Delhi that specifically focuses on the teaching and training of Odissi and Sambalpuri Folk Dance. Since its inception it has made major contribution in projecting and popularising Odissi and Sambalpuri Dance as well as imparting intensive training to the budding artists.

It has maintained a close association with several cultural institutions of India and abroad. It has moved ahead with its noble and dynamic mission to embrace many artists into its cultural fold. It also organizes many festivals, cultural evening and annual festival of dance every year. From this institute the student learns both Odissi and Sambalpuri Folk dance. They perform in different festivals in India and abroad. The aim of this institute is to form good performer and keep good harmony with other national and international cultural institution. The dance courses at Nrityanjali include regular and online educational and training course Indian classical dance-Odissi regional folk dance sambalpuri.

Other than the short terms and full term programmed, organized regular and online specialized dance workshop. Govt. Of project on dance, training programmed, reality show competition and participation.

Sh. Samaru Meher (Sameer), the founder and director of Nrityanjali, is one of the foremost exponent of Odissi dance today. He is a dancer, performer, choreographer and an excellent pedagogue of Odissi and Sambalpuri folk dance. He was trained under eminent Gurus Padmabibhusan Guru Late Kelu Charan Mohapatra, Padmashri guru Kumkum Mohanty, Khanduri Charan Behera and Kasturi Pattnaik from Padmabibhusan Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre. He followed the Style/Gharana of Padmabibhusan Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra. He has completed Nritya Visharad in Odissi dance from Prachin Kala Kendra, Chandigarh. He is also a trained Indian folk dancer and western dancer.

Email-sameerchoreographer20@gmail.com

Sh. Samaru Meher has been performed in different parts India and widely appreciated for his solo dance. He has choreographed several dance production of his own. He has worked as choreograph in Sarala Film Institute  and also worked as casual artist in song and drama division at Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. Then he was appointed as senior dance director in Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy of Administration, Mussoorie from 2005 to 2010. He worked in SVP National Police Academy at Hyderabad as choreographer