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Madhushree Hatial
Madhushree Hatial is a jhumur performer and singer, a choreographer of Chhau dance, a Sohrai painter, a social activist, a columnist on folk art and culture,  Folk and an anchor in All India Radio. She is the Director of 'Maramiya O Sampraday', a trust which is working for the cause of preservation of indigenous tribal art, culture and literature.

As an artist

As a traditional Jhumur Singer, Madhushree has performed and organised a series of stage shows across the country. Madhushree is the winner of Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi. She was the first in the country to win the award for Jhumur song.

Madhushree is a choreographer of Chhou and other dance forms of tribal communities. She was instrumental in introducing the application of Jhumur song in Chhau dance.

A series of her songs, including 20 marriage songs, were preserved by the Union Ministry of Culture as ‘Sanskar Geet’.

As a social activist

Madhushree is founder of 'Maramiya O Sampraday', a trust which works for the preservation of indigenous tribal art, culture and literature in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha. The trust aims at making the tribal population atmanirbhar (self reliant). madhushree-hatial-lights-sohrai-art

The trust is working on preservation and promotion of Sohrai paintings in the border areas of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha. The trust has also taken up the task to train the tribal population about preparing achars (pickles) and sanitisers from mahua. The trust has launched a ‘Bhrmyaman Pathagar’ (mobile library) to promote the tribal art, history of India and the ancient culture among the school children.

She was a lecturer and Member of Board of Studies in RNL Khan women's college.

As an anchor

Madhushree is an anchor in AIR Kolkata and Akashvani Maitree. She has served as a drama artist and singer in AIR Kolkata.

Awards and honours

Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar (2018) by Sangeet Natak Akademi

Indira Kriti Samman (2018) by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)

As a columnist

Madhushree’s columns on art and culture are regularly published in various Bengali newspapers.

Seminars and workshops

Madhushree has organized more than 500 workshops on Jhumur and other folk music across the country. In addition, she has conducted various workshops on education, woman empowerment, cultural enlistment, traditional paintings, promotion of tribal products, skill development of tribals, health awareness among the tribals etc.

Education

Madhushree has done her Master in both Music and Bengali Literature. She is currently pursuing her PHD.