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Sonali Mishra was born and raised in the US, where her parents emigrated to from Odisha in the late 1960s. She was initiated into Odissi in her early teens under Gurus Smt. Chitralekha Patnaik, Smt. Ellora Patnaik, and Sri Devraj Patnaik. Since 1995 she has been travelling to Odisha for further training and refinement under Gurus Sri Ramesh Chandra Jena, Guru Sri Bichitrananda Swain, and Guru Smt. Aruna Mohanty at the Orissa Dance Academy. She received additional guidance under Guru Smt. Nandita Behera in LA during that time. She continued her training In India at Srjan under Guru Smt. Sujata Mohapatra and Guru Sri Ratikant Mohapatra. Sonali is receiving additional guidance under Delhi-based Guru Smt. Kumkum Lal. Sonali has also completed 4 phases of the ‘Navarasa Sadhana’ actor’s workshop conducted by Kodiyattam artiste and scholar G. Venu in Kerala. Sonali is also receiving training in Yoga and body conditioning under Bharatanatyam artiste and Yoga Practitioner Sri Renjith Babu Choorakad. 

Sonali has performed as a soloist in numerous venues throughout the US, UK, Canada, India, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Austria, and Malaysia. She has also conducted a number of workshops and lecture-demonstrations at various schools and universities in cities throughout India, USA, and Europe. In 2014, Sonali founded an online quarterly magazine, Global Rasika, dedicated to cultivate critical thinking and discourse in the field of Odissi dance. Sonali relocated to Odisha in 2011 where she continued to research, train, and perform. Since 2022 she has been residing in Vrndavan. 

 

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03. 03. 2024

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29th Asian Trade Fair and and Cultural Show

Miramar Regional Amphitheatre (Miami)

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28. 02. 2024

PC: Sankar Kanhar

Odissi Offering at Sacred Vedic Arts

Sacred Vedic Arts 137 NE 47th St. Miami, FL 33137

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03. 12. 2023

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Deity Welcoming Ceremony

Kirtan Ashram, Parikrama Marg, Vrndavan 11:30am

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27. 11. 2023

Srikant Panda

Odissi Nritya Seva

HH BB Govinda Swami Ashram Radha Raman Bagicha

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25. 11. 2023

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56th Foundation Day of Vrndavan Research Institute

Vrndavan Research Institute

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25. 11. 2023

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516th Patotsav Shri Hit Vrndavan Mahotsav 2023 (Shri Radha Vallabh Mandir)

Chota Raas Mandal

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28. 10. 2023

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Odissi Dance Sharad Purnima Kalyan Seva Ashram

Kalyan Seva Ashram Amarkantak

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22. 10. 2023

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38th Sri Maa Durga Puja Mahotsav

Kali Deh Marg (near Sneh Bihari Mandir) Vrndavan 8pm onwards

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20. 09. 2023

PC

Odissi Nritya Seva

Sewa Kunj Vrndavan

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18. 02. 2023

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Maha Shivratri

Loknath Temple, Puri

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23. 04. 2016

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Palacio de Monserrate

Palacio de Monserrate, Sintra Portugal

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01. 11. 2015

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Espacio Rhonda

Madrid, 2015

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21. 08. 2013

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Drive East Festival

New York, 2013

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Awards And Honors

2020 Devi Award for Advancing Arts and Culture through Dance:

New Indian Express Group presented by Honourable Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik.

2018 Aarya Award for Women Acheivers in the field of for Art and Culture:

2018. Parichay Foundation.

Award for Contribution to Odissi:

2017. Monomanini

Natya Bharati:

2016. Vishakha Dance and Art
Association

International Nritya-Shiromani Award:

2013, 2015. Cuttack Mahotsav
International Dance and Music Festival

Nrithya Vilasini:

2015. Nrithyathi Kalakshetram

 

 

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