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{{Short description|Indian Kathak dancer}}
{{Indian patronymic|Meghranjani|Medhi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Meghranjani Medhi
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| image = Megharanjani.jpg
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| birth_place = [[Assam]], India
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| father = Joy Prakash Medhi
| mother = Marami Medhi
| spouse = Neil Das
| children =
| occupation = [[Kathak]] dancer, actress
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| awards = [[Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar]]
}}
'''Meghranjani Medhi''' is an Indian [[Kathak]] dancer and actress from Assam. In 2024 she received the [[Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar]] by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] for Kathak.

==Biography==
Meghranjani Medi was born in Assam to singer, composer, and music director Joy Prakash Medi and Kathak dancer Marami Medhi.<ref name="yeti">{{cite news |title=Meghranjani Medhi - Kathak Dancer Artistic Journey from Tradition to Global Stages - YetiNews |url=https://yetinews.com/lifestyle/meghranjani-medhi-kathak-dancer-artistic-journey-from-tradition-to-global-stages/ |date=9 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref> She began learning Kathak dance from her mother at the age of three.<ref name="yeti"/> She later trained under the eminent Kathak dancers like [[Lucknow gharana]] guru [[Birju Maharaj|Pandit Birju Maharaj]] and [[Jaipur-Atrauli gharana|Jaipur gharana]] guru [[Rajendra Gangani|Pandit Rajendra Gangani]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last1=Medhi |first1=Marami |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pX_REAAAQBAJ&dq=meghranjani+medhi&pg=PA157 |title=Kathak Volume-1 A Theoretical & Practical Guide |last2=Talukdar |first2=Debasish |date=2022-09-17 |publisher=anshika publication |isbn=978-93-5780-420-2 |language=en}}</ref> After completing Nrtiya Nipun degree in Kathak from Bhatkhande Sangeet Vidyapith, Lucknow, she done her master's degree in Kathak dance from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya under Khairagarh University.<ref name=":0" /> In 2017, she completed Nrtiya Nipun degree in [[Sattriya dance]] from Sageet Satra Pariksha Parishad, Assam.<ref name=":0" />

Currently, Meghranjani lives in Guwahati, Assam with her husband, Neil Das, who is also an artist.<ref name="yeti"/>

==Dance career==
Meghranjani started learning Kathak dance from her mother at the age of three and completed her Nritya Nipun degree in Kathak dance from Bhatkhande Sangeet Vidyapeeth, Lucknow in 2009.<ref name="Portal">{{cite web |title=Meghranjani Medhi – Making Waves With Her Dance and Acting |url=https://www.assamportal.com/2016/04/meghranjani-medhi.html |website=Assam Online Portal |language=en |date=22 April 2016}}</ref> She has received scholarships from the Department of Culture, Government of India and the [[Centre for Cultural Resources and Training]] (CCRT) and was selected as an empanelled Artist for Kathak by the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]] (ICCR) in 2012.<ref name="Portal"/>

Meghranjani, who performed with her mother all over India has also performed solo Kathak recitals at many prestigious events in India and abroad, including the Sadhana Festival of Dance in New Delhi, Kathak Mahotsav organized by [[National Institute of Kathak Dance]], Pragjyoti International Dance Festival (in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014), [[Khajuraho Dance Festival]] (2014), [[Kala Ghoda Arts Festival]] (2015), Sarjaya Festival of Dance & Music (2013), Panch Tattva Festival, Mumbai, and World Dance Day in Chennai.<ref name="Portal"/> She toured Egypt, Israel, Palestine and the UAE under the ICCR and also performed at the Fleck Dance Theatre of the [[Harbourfront Centre]] in [[Toronto]] in June 2011.<ref name="Portal"/>

Together with her mother, Meghranjani runs a dance school named Sur Sangam in Guwahati.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dance chose me, says Kathak exponent Meghranjani Medhi |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/dance-chose-me-says-kathak-exponent-meghranjani-medhi/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

==Acting career==
Meghranjani started her acting career with the video film ''Lakhimi'' and later acted in films like ''Abhimani Mon'', ''Poornima'', ''Janmoni'' (Volume-I & II), ''Rumal'' and ''Kasijun''.<ref name="Portal"/> Her first full-length feature film was ''Anuradha'', which released in 2015.<ref name="Portal"/> Apart from this, she acted in the television mega serial ''Tumi Dusokut Kajol Lole'' and several TV commercials.<ref name="Portal"/>

==Awards and honors==
Meghranjani has won the gold medal at the Guwahati University Inter-College Youth Festival for three consecutive years starting in 2007.<ref name="Portal"/> She received the Nebcus Media Award as the Best Actress for the video film ''Jaanmoni'' in 2010–2011.<ref name="Portal"/> She received the Nirod Chaudhary Award for Best Actress for her performance in her first full-length feature film, ''Anuradha''.<ref name="Portal"/> In 2024 she received the [[Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar]] for Kathak for the year 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=The Assam |date=2024-02-28 |title=Meghranjani Medhi among 12 to receive Sangeet Natak Akademi Award |url=https://assamtribune.com/assam/meghranjani-medhi-among-12-to-receive-sangeet-natak-akademi-award-1522840 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=assamtribune.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Time |first=Pratidin |title=5 Assam Artists Among 82 Conferred with Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar |url=https://www.pratidintime.com/entertainment/5-assam-artists-among-82-conferred-with-ustad-bismillah-khan-yuva-puraskar-7600653 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=www.pratidintime.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2025 January, she received the Kala Sadhak - The One Devoted to Art award.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 January 2025 |title=Kathak dancer Meghranjani Medhi honoured with prestigious 'Kala Sadhak' award |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/kathak-dancer-meghranjani-medhi-honoured-with-prestigious-kala-sadhak-award-1160162-2025-01-24 |work=India Today NE |language=en}}</ref>

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