Overview

Dr Khanna, popularly known as “Charu” amongst her family and friends, received early training in Bharatanatyam from Smt. Jaya Chandrasekhar and later completed her Diploma from the Faculty of Performing Arts of Kanpur University. Sucharita answered the inner call of imparting knowledge and training to young girls and boys by setting up the “Kalanidhi - Centre of Performing Arts” at Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. She is the author of "Introduction to Bharatanatyam" (Vol. I, Vol. II & Vol. III) and has also authored the famous book “Dancing Divinities in Indian Art” published in 1999.