About Shachi Biswas

Founder/Director Nirguna Dance Company

Shachi Biswas is a Lucknow-born dancer and movement practitioner with over fifteen years of experience in Bharatanatyam and Contemporary dance. Driven by the philosophy that dance and dreams are synonymous, she focuses on the interplay between stillness and movement while exploring the amalgamation of various styles without compromising their core elements. In 2015, she founded the Nirguna Foundation, an academy named after Lord Shiva meaning “the one without attributes.” Through this platform, Shachi aims to make dance accessible to a global audience and utilizes movement as a powerful medium for storytelling.

I always dreamt of telling untold stories through my movements to influence youth and society towards betterment. Together with my sister – Chinmoyee Biswas, I founded this company to make dance like asset available in places where it lies in scarcity. This project, my foundation was hence formed in the year 2015 to impact lives and spread awareness about matters that are considered taboo by giving free workshops to kids in remote areas and teaching them about body awareness because movements can speak louder than words.