Anita Sharma

Anita Sharma is a Sattriya dancer from Assam, India. She has conducted extensive research on Assamese folk culture and the Sattriya dance form. In 2014, she received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Sattriya dance.

Biography Anita Sharma was born on 1 March 1969 in Dibrugarh, Assam. She was interested in Indian classical dance forms from her childhood. She started learning Sattriya when she was only seven years old. She first trained in Sattriya dance under Roseshwar Saikia Bayan and later under Jatin Goswami.

Personal life Her husband is Samar Sharma. Her daughter, Aarhie Kaushik, is also a Sattriya and Odissi dancer. She is an 'A'-grade artist of Doordarshan and an empanelled artist of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

Anita has performed at major dance festivals in India, such as the Khajuraho Dance Festival, Konark Dance Festival, Delhi International Arts Festival, Indian Dance Festival, and the Bhagyachandra National Festival of Classical Dance. She has also performed in various parts of the country under the Sangeet Natak Akademi. In 2013, she received the Devdasi Award instituted by the Devadasi National Dance Festival Committee, Bhubaneswar. In 2014, Anita Sharma received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Sattriya dance. She received the Pankaj Charan Odissi Research Foundation's Mahari Award in 2024.