Kumari Jayanti Mukherjee, Prabhakar (Bharat Natyam) and Sudhakar (Kathak) emerged in the world of kathak dance in the year 1972. She had her training under the well known meastros of KathakPandit Birju Maharaj, Pandit Krishna Maharaj and Om Prakash Maharaj and in the BharatnatyamNrityacharya Mani Sankar. She is accustomed with the Lucknow Gharanas of Kathak dancing. She has particularly acquired the art of presenting the traditional disciplines with blending of rhythms. Her ease of expression and the dramatics of the mood is very entertaining.

Jayantihad her privilege of performing in various functions in Mumbai, Delhi, Patna and Kolkata. In Kolkata she has taken part in Allauddin Sangeet Samaj, Tansen Music Conference, Dover Lane Music Conference and Ruepsody School of Music Conference. She was invited by the cultural team of Goverment of West Bengal, which visited Tripura and Bhutan. At present she is associated with the famous Calcutta Youth Choir and also took part in 'Shankarscope' of Udaysankar. Miss Mukherjee had the privilege of performing in Bhaskar Rao Music Conference at Chandigarh in August '89, Kottyam Festival in June '90 and Pondicherry Festival in August '90. She also got the opportunity to participate in famous Ghungroo Festival at Bhopal in 1989, in Classical Music Conference at Patna in 1989, in National Performing Art Centre at Mumbai in March '91 and in Bharat Utsav at Allippy in Kerala in August '91. She participated in Bhagyachandra Festival of Imphal in March '93. She also performed in different parts of Thailand. She made a successful debut in Europe  in October '91, which were widely acclaimed. She also visited Canada with her performance in 1994 and in New York Banga Sammelon '95.

Miss Mukherjee has achieved the awards, Art Forum in 1988 and Dishari in 1989. She is also dignified by the title Singer Moni from Kal-Ka-Kalakar at Mumbai in 1989. She has been selected as a trainer of Kathak Dance at Burdwan workshop, organised by West Bengal Government.

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