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Completing
her academic education, Sharmila took intensive training in Odissi
classical dance from famous Gurus since 1984. She has performed
at prestigious festivals and conferences in India and abroad
which include:
Dover Lane Music Conference, Kolkatta; Jhankar Music Conference, Kolkatta;
Sangeet Natak Akademi Youth Festival, Trivandrum (1993); Vrindavan Festival,
U.P. (1998); Uday Shankar Festival, Kolkatta (1999/2002); Deccan Festival,
Hyderabad (2002); India International Centre, Delhi (2003); sponsored
by Indian Council for Cultural Relations. Sharmila gave performances
abroad in Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Turkey.
She has also given performances and lecture demonstrations in USA and
Italy. Panelled Grade ‘A’ artiste of Doordarshan she has
given a number of TV performances. Being associated with oral school
for Deaf children since 1996 whom she imparts training in dance, rhythm,
and movement, Sharmila has choreographed and directed for them a number
of dance-dramas including “Chandalika”, “Vande Matram”, “Good
Earth” ( a dance on protection of nature) and a dance based an
epic ‘Ramayana’ in which all the participants were hearing
impaired. According to her they are special children who hear from the
heart, listen with their eyes and talk with their hands. Devoted to their
cause, Sharmila currently teaches dance and movement therapy at Sh
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