BIO
The name Ms. Alokananda Roy, conjures an image of grace and elegance. Her versatility comes through in her innovative dancing styles and creative stage productions. Taking great pleasure, in being involved with varied creative activities, did never refrain her from extending genuine care and compassion to the society at large.
Upcoming Events / Webinars
MEET ALOKANANDA ROY IN PERSON
Webinar: Treasurous Women – Lesson from their Life
Webinar to commemorate Women's Day 2021. Organized by Women's Studies Research Centre
Book Release: From Jail to Nirvana, There is a Stairway to Heaven
From Jail to Nirvana, there is a Stairway to Heaven, created by danseuse and reformer Alokananda Roy. This is a book on her life and how she achieved the impossible. BOOK LAUNCH on March 25.
Women’s Day Special – Sasta Sundar in Conversation with some Eminent Personalities
This Women’s Day Let’s talk about Preventive Healthcare We Ask “Who cares for the One Who Cares for Everyone Else?”
Webinar: Treasurous Women – Lesson from their Life
Webinar to commemorate Women's Day 2021. Organized by Women's Studies Research Centre
Book Release: From Jail to Nirvana, There is a Stairway to Heaven
From Jail to Nirvana, there is a Stairway to Heaven, created by danseuse and reformer Alokananda Roy. This is a book on her life and how she achieved the impossible. BOOK LAUNCH on March 25.
Women’s Day Special – Sasta Sundar in Conversation with some Eminent Personalities
This Women’s Day Let’s talk about Preventive Healthcare We Ask “Who cares for the One Who Cares for Everyone Else?”
Alokananda Roy Receives DEVI Award
Kolkata edition of the Devi Awards is a roaring success, as Smriti Irani felicitates the recipients.
Roy works with convicts to reform them through a unique way.
Dance, music and drama have been her weapons since years to prove to the world that even the ones confined have a real chance at leading a better life by shedding the cloak of their past. Don’t mistake this as yet another dream that’s far fetched to achieve, she has done it before and she’s set to do it again.
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Puducherry Prison Uses Dance Therapy to Rehabilitate Inmates
Prisoners in the central jail in the Indian union territory of Puducherry briefly forget their worries when they start dancing. The "Dance Therapy" is part of a rehabilitation programme offered to them by prison authorities. It's an unconventional option - many Indian prisons are grim, overcrowded, and violent spaces that offer few opportunities for inmates to rebuild their lives. But Puducherry prison officials say the programme is a hit with prisoners - who are all serving life sentences - and that there is a visible reduction in their [...]