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Saswat Joshi is a famous Indian classical dancer. He is a performer of a cultural dance form known as Odissi. He was born on 12 July 1984 in Titlagarh, Odisha. Saswat started to learn dance at a very young age. He was just five when he started to learn dance under Guru Prasanta Patnaik and Shantanu Behera. He attended Chandigarh University to pursue Visharad in his respective art form. He pursued the degree with the help of the scholarship provided to him by the Indian Ministry of Culture. He started his professional dance training when he was 16, in 2000. He learned under Guru Padma Shri Kumkum Mohanty. He has received the Sangeet Ratna award from Rabindra Bharati University. 

Saswat Joshi performs the famous Odissi dance form. He represents the dance form practiced by Padma Vibhushan recipient Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Bio coming soon... >> Read More... . He also learned under the guidance of Guru Ileana Citaristi. 
Saswat Joshi has taken professional training in his respective dance style, Odissi. He gives lectures and demonstrations of Odissi in various universities across the world.  He also performed at the Musee Guimet in Paris in 2012. Not only in India, he has also performed many times in foreign countries like Italy, France, Hungary, Finland, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand.  Saswat Joshi has performed in the production, I Have a Dream. While performing in the event at Palermo City. He shared the stage with famous international dancers like Carla Fracci, Luciana Savignamo, Guiseppe Picone, and Beppe Menagati. 

He has also choreographed in various Hindi films of Bollywood. One of his known films are Koun Kitney Pani Mein in 2012. Nila Madhab Panda Nila Madhab Panda, born on 18th October 1973 has z >> Read More... created the film. His another film is Kranti Dhara. Himanshu Khatua is the director of the film. He has given consultancy in choreography for various other films. Saswat Joshi is the founder of the Lasyakala Institute of Performing Arts. He is the director of the annual dance festival known as Aeklavya. Lasyakala Institute organizes the annual dance festival. Saswat Joshi is a well-known Indian classical dancer. He performs the famous cultural dance form of Odisha known as Odissi. He holds a Visharad degree in his dance style from Chandigarh University. He has performed across the world. He visits various universities and gives lectures on Odissi dance style. He is also known for his Hindi films like Koun Kitney Pani Mein and Kranti Dhara. He is an awardee of Sangeet Ratna from Rabindra Bharati University. He has learned under various well-known gurus of the dance style. 

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