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1,400+students trained
92Prayag Sangeet Samiti exam passes
11full-length productions staged
15 yrsof daily riyaaz
What I teach
Kathak — beginner to VisharadLucknow gharana · exam track
Contemporary & MovementGr 6–12 · technique + improvisation
School Production (Annual)120 dancers · full stagecraft
Folk Forms ModuleChhau · Garba · Bhangra basics
Stage Confidence Labfor the child in the back row
Nritya Theory & Abhinayaexpression, mudras, storytelling
A career in three acts
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Drut — full speed2018 — PRESENT
Head of Dance & Performing Arts
La Martiniere for Girls, Kolkata
Built the dance program from an activity to a department; 11 productions, 92 external exam passes, and a waitlist for the annual show.
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Madhya — finding tempo2013 — 2018
Dance Teacher
South Point School
Introduced graded Kathak; took the first school troupe to the national youth festival — and returned with a trophy.
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Vilambit — the slow build2010 — 2013
Performing Artist → Teacher
Touring + own studio, Kolkata
Toured with a repertory company, then discovered the best audience is thirty children learning their first tatkar.
Awards & achievements
Prayag Sangeet Samiti — Nritya Visharad2009First class with distinction
National Youth Festival — winning troupe director2022, 2024Two consecutive editions
Best Performing Arts Educator — Kolkata Sahodaya2023Peer-nominated
Doordarshan graded artist (Kathak)2014Solo performances televised
From the front row
“Our annual production went from a school event to the event this school is known for. That is Meghna's choreography — on stage and off it.”Principal — La Martiniere for Girls
"I joined to lose stage fright. I stayed because ma'am made 6 AM riyaaz feel like a privilege."Ritika · Visharad, batch of 2023
"My daughter walks differently now. Taller. Dance did that — her teacher did that."Parent · Grade 9
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Booking Terms
Job preferences · season 2027Current stage (employer)La Martiniere for Girls, Kolkata
Current billing (role)Head of Dance & Performing Arts
Open toHead of Dance · Performing Arts Director · Cultural Coordinator
Fee expected (salary)₹9–13 LPA
Willing to tour (relocate)Yes — Kolkata, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru · residential schools welcome
Notice period90 days · post annual production
Principal, La Martiniere for GirlsCurrent employer · On request
Guru Smt. Rani Karnaa's academyTraining lineage · On request
The stage is set. Your move.
Recruiting for performing arts? The audition goes both ways — one email raises the curtain.
Current address: Ballygunge, Kolkata 700019
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