Darjeeling Folk Dance & Song

Ganga Sharma

Call: +91-9735602087

Ganga Sharma is 33 years old Sangini Dance artist. She is performing Sangini dance for last 5 years. She specializes in songs which she has learnt from her guru Smt. Tulsi Sharma. She speaks Hindi and Nepali language. In Sangini, a child bride narrates her story of woes to her friends (Sanginis) upon reaching her native village. Sangini dance reflects upon the struggles and hardships faced by child brides at their in-laws’ place. The songs have a narrative structure. Ganga mostly performs in local programmes. She performs in her group known as 'Lower Naya Busty Sangini Toli'.

Hemant Thapa Mangar

Call: +91-8016474965

Hemant Thapa is 41 years old Mangar artist and is associated with the folk art form for the last 10 years. He is a flutist and composes music for the show. He has performed in Delhi and Kolkata. He has performed abroad in Nepal and in Bhutan.

Norbu Tshering Lepcha

Call: +91-8389926694

Norbu Tshering Lepcha is a famous Lepcha dancer in Darjeeling. He has learnt it from his father Sonam Tsering Lepcha, a noted Lepcha dancer and a Padmashree Awardee. Norbu is also a choreographer and teaches dance to the young generation of dancers in the community. He has performed in Kolkata, Bomdilla and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Guwahati, Shillong, Ranchi, Odisha, Kulu in Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Bihar. He has won the state award in 2014.

Kumar Tamang

Call: +91-9679474174

Kumar Tamang is a noted Tamang dancer of Darjeeling. He is a veteran dancer and stated dancing at the age of thirteen. He has learnt the dance from Panca Bahadur who is his guru.He has performed in Kolkata, Darjeeling and Goa. He has made a name for himself in the dance circuit.

Garjan Kumar Mallick

Call: +91-9933132351

Garjan Kumar Mallick is a famous Dhimal dancer. He started his career as an artist while he was in college. Now he is a teacher who imparts training to the young generation in his community. He has performed in Kolkata, Delhi, Guwahati and Bihar. He has also performed in Kolkata Doordarshan programme.

Giyanti Mallick

Call: 7719108841

Giyanti Mallick is a traditional singer of the community. Started singing at the age of 8 yrs old from Garjan Mallick (Guru). She has performed many times at Kolkata, Darjeeling, Guwahati, Kalimpong, Kurseong, Siliguri tv centre DD-1, North Bengal University, Rabindra Bharati University, Alipurduar, EZCC program at Coochbehar, Kala Bhaban at Purnia(Bihar), Kalimpong radio and Rajya Bhawaiya Utsav. She has received recognition from North Bengal University, DICO, Darjeeling folk festival and Local language & cultural study centre NBU.

Manghangma Limbu

Call: 7872416430

Manghangma Limbu is a traditional dancer, singer and instructor of her community, resides at Gairi gaon village of Bijanbari Darjeeling. At the age of 15yrs old she learnt this art form from her sister Sukmaya Limbu. She has performed at Kalimpong, Dungra busty, Darjeeling, Dooars, west Sikkim, Saureni at Mirik etc. She has received recognition from Sapshok Saploan Chumphok Sikkim, Kalimpong folk fest etc. As a trainer she has trained many artist at Kalimpong and her local area.

Bhaktahang Limbu

Call: 9732315790

Bhaktahang Limbu is a Chabrung dancer and trainer from Sumbuk busty of Bijanbari Darjeeling. He has started practicing the Chabrung dance at the age of 18 yrs old from his father late Buddhiman Limbu. He has performed at Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Kurseong, Mirik, Nepal etc. He has trained many artist of Bijanbari, Lama gaon at Rimbik, Kalimpong and his local area also. Received recognition from Kalimpong folk fest.

Tsewang Paljor

Call: 9832094280

Tsewang Paljor is a 68 yrs old Tibetan opera, music and dance specialist from Kalimpong. He is a retired teacher of Central Tibetan Schools Administration under ministry of Human Resource Development. From school he started learning Flute, Dram-nyen(Tibetan lute) and Tibetan opera. He is practicing and teaching this art form for last 20 yrs. He is associated with Gangjong Doeghar (Himalayan Performing Art) and KTOA (Kalimpong Tibetan Opera Association is the first Opera association in India) as a secretary since 1998 and 2000 respectively. He is group leader and narrator for the performance. He has performed many time with his group at Karnataka, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal etc.

Samdup Tsering

Call: 9126194132

Samdup Tsering is renowned Tibetan dancer and musician of Kalimpong and associated with Gangjong Doeghar (Himalayan Performing Art). He started learning this art form since 1995 from his father Dogha Bhutia who is renowned for his fine craftsmanship of mask and sculptor and president of Gangjong Doeghar. He can play all traditional instruments like Dram-nyen(Tibetan lute), Piwang (fiddle), Flute, Dhongchen(wind instrument) Bubchen(cymbal), Yangching( dulcimer), Drum etc. He has performed many times with his group at England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Paris, Italy, Australia, Russia, Hongkong, Bangkok, Bhutan, Nepal, all the big cities in India etc. Received recognition from all the places where they have performed.