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Sucharita was born in Varanasi – the cultural capital of India, in the idyllic surroundings of the Banaras Hindu University campus. The atmosphere at home being culturally rich helped young Sucharita blossom as an artist at a very young age. Shri C.V. Chandrashekhar, a renouned disciple of Smt. Rukmini Devi Arundale, was in Varanasi at that time and Sucharita received early training in Bharatnatyam from him. Later Shri Chandrashekhar joined the Faculty of Music and Dance, M.S. University of Baroda as Professor of Dance. This led Sucharita migrate to Baroda University to continue her studies in dance under the watchful eyes of Prof. C.V. Chandrashekhar. She did her post-graduation in Performing Arts (Bharatnatyam dance) in 1988. Her performing skills impressed her teachers at Baroda. Besides, presenting several performances there, she was selected for a group dance in the famous TV serial on Ramayana produced by Shri Ramanand Sagar. However, Sucharita showed keen academic interest in the study of dance treatises and their link with the growth of plastic forms of which this country has a very rich repertoire. She decided to pursue higher studies and obtained her doctoral degree in 1992 from the Banaras Hindu University. Dr. Sucharita Khanna is both a performing artist and a teacher of dance. She is mainly devoting herself for training young students. Overcoming the demands of a family life dutifully and yet gracefully she is contributing significantly in enriching the cultural life of Kanpur in north India.