Jatin Goswami | |
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 Jatin Goswami | |
| Born | (1933-08-02)2 August 1933 (age 92) |
| Occupation(s) | Classical dancer Stage personality |
| Known for | Sattriya |
| Parent(s) | Dharanidhar Dev Goswami Chandraprova Devi |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan Padma Shri Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Nrityaachaarya Bharatiyam Samman Silpi Divas Award Sangeet Jyoti Award Assam Natya Sanmilon Award Best Dance Director Award Hiraprova-Chandrakanta Award Nritya Siromoni Award Leo-Expo Award Sankaracharya Avatar Award Anand Mohan Bhagawati Nartan Award Bhabendra Nath Saikia Mobile Theatre Award (2013) Moghai Ojah Srijan Award,2015.[1] |
Jatin Goswami (born 2 August 1933) is an Indian dancer and choreographer, known as one of the prominent exponents of the classical dance form ofSattriya.[2] He is the founder director of Sattriya Akademi,Guwahati, a sitting member of its Advisory Committee,[3] and a former member of the General Council of theSangeet Natak Akademi.[1] He is also the founder ofAlok Shilpi Sangha, a dance academy andPragjyoti Kala Parishad, a cultural organization,[4] and is a recipient of the 2004Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.[5] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of thePadma Shri, in 2008 andPadma Bhushan 2025 for his contributions to Sattriya dance.[6]
Jatin Goswami was born on 2 August 1933 to Dharanidhar Dev Goswami and Chandraprova Devi at Adhar Sattra, a village nearDergaon inGolaghat district, in the Northeast Indian state ofAssam.[1] His early training inSattriya was under his father but later, he trained under Gopiram Bayan and Babula Bayan, two known Sattriya masters, as well as Bishnuprasad Rabha, Dutta Muktiyar and Raseswar Saikia Barbayan at different points of time.[7] In 1953, he established his own dance academy,Alok Shilpi Sangha, at his native place, but continued his dance training, learningKathak from Ganesh Hiralal andManipuri dance from Atomba Singh.[4]
Turning his focus back toSattriya, he foundedPragjyoti Kala Parishad, a cultural organization for promoting dance, in 1962, along with Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha and Roxeswar Saikia Barbayan.[4] Goswami is known to be the only Sattriya performer to be engaged in conducting workshops and performances in various parts of the country.[2][8] In 1994, he was nominated as a member of the General Council of theSangeet Natak Akademi in 1994 and he contributed to the efforts in getting Sattriya declared as aclassical dance form by the Akademi in 2000.[7] He has performed in many places in India and abroad[9] and is credited with the publication of five books on Sattriya viz.Maati Akhora,Nritya Paribhasik Sabda and Sangya,Jhumura Nach – Nadu BhangeeNrityar Sikshya andNrityar Prathamik Hasta Parichaya. When Sattiya Akademi was started in 2000, inGuwahati, under the aegis of theSangeet Natak Akademi, he was selected as the first director of the institution.[1]
Goswami, holder of NrityaCharya title of the Sankari Sangeet Vidyapith, received theSangeet Natak Akademi Award for Sattriya dance in 2004.[5] Four years later, the Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of thePadma Shri, in 2008.[6] He is also a recipient of honours such as Bharatiyam Samman of theDepartment of Tourism and Culture, Silpi Divas Award (1994), Sangeet Jyoti Award (2004), Assam Natya Sanmilon Award (1997), Best Dance Director Award of the Government of Assam (1997–98), Hiraprova-Chandrakanta Award (2006), Nritya Siromoni Award of the Asom Sattra Mohasobha, Leo-Expo Award (2010), Sankaracharya Avatar Award (2010), Anand Mohan Bhagawati Nartan Award (2012), Bhabendra Nath Saikia Mobile Theatre Award (2013) and Moghai Ojah Srijan Award (2015)[1]
