Promoting the beauty of Sattriya, Meenakshi aims to train more and more people in the dance form. She believes that theoretical and practical knowledge are equally important in order to be a good dancer.

Meenakshi Medhi is a Sattriya Dance exponent.  She is a disciple of the late Jibanjit Dutta and Adhyapak Haricharan Bhuyan Borbayan. She has been trying her best to spread the beauty of Sattriya Dance through her NGO ‘Satkara’.

Meenakshi currently lives in Delhi and is running her dance school Sattriya Nrityashalathrough both online and offline mediums.

Reflecting on her childhood, Meenakshi says that she had a pretty good childhood where her parents did everything for her to become successful. Her parents introduced her to Bharatanatyam when she was five years, however, she gradually moved to Sattriya Dance. She recalls the memory of her parents taking her to dance classes and different competitions to make her shine.

Reflecting on her dance journey, Meenakshi says that she had her own challenges and achievements. She initially faced difficulties in finding a dance guru, but then, she met late Jibanjit Dutta who molded her into a good dancer. She is continuing her dance practice with Adhyapak Haricharan Bhuyan Borbayan after the death of her first guru. Adding up, she says that she feels fortunate enough to meet Dr. Jagannath Mohanty who molded her theoretical knowledge and encouraged her to read more and more books. She also mentions the name of Satradhikar Bhadra Krishna Goswami for helping her succeed in organizing events and festivals through her organization.

Meenakshi says she had issues with understanding people and due to that she once lied to her teacher which was a mistake. However, now she has learned from her mistake and does not trust people easily and chooses people wisely.

Running an NGO successfully and organizing a lot of events and workshops for passionate people has been Meenakshi’s accomplishment. She says that her real achievement would be when she trains more and more passionate people and promotes the Sattriya Dance form among people.

Meenakshi has had many role models in her journey. However, she especially mentions the name of her guru Haricharan Bhuyan Borbayan for educating her to present her dance in its true sense.

To be happy and to be at peace is what she follows in her life. She avoids thinking about the situations she cannot control and loves being with her family and students. That is how she attains mental peace.

Spending time with her son, reading books on dance topics, and hanging out with her friends is what she does when she is free from her dance practice.