On the occasion of the 154th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre presented Tagore’s dance drama ‘Shyama’ by Warda Rihab and students of IGCC at the main auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum, Shahbagh in the city on May 13. Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran and Speaker of the Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury were present as guests at the event.
Warda Rihab, Manipuri Dance Teacher of Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, Dhaka, is the dance director, dancer and set and costume designer of this performance. Warda’s students of Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre are also performing with her. Warda Rihab is a rising Manipuri dancer of Bangladesh.
She got her initial training in Manipuri dance from the renowned Smt. Sharmila Banerjee, Tamanna Rahman and Belayet Hossain Khan at Chhayanaut, and later got advanced training from the renowned exponent of Manipuri dance, Guru Kalavati Devi, who was appointed as the Manipuri dance guru at the cultural centre of Indian High Commission, Dhaka.
She has completed her BA and MA in Manipuri dance from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, with ICCR scholarship and scholarship from the Chayanaut Sangeet Viddayatan, Dhaka.
