Jatin Goswami

Bio: Jatin Goswami is an Indian dancer and choreographer, known as one of the prominent exponents of the classical dance form of Sattriya.[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 the Sangeet Natak Akademi.[1] He is also the founder of Alok Shilpi Sangha, a dance academy and Pragjyoti Kala Parishad, a cultural organization,[4] and is a recipient of the 2004 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.[5] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to Sattriya dance.[6]

Born: 2 August 1933 (age 85 years), Dergaon