Indu Mitha (née Chatterjee) (born 1929) is a Pakistani exponent of Bharatnatyam[1][2][3] and one of only two[clarification needed] in the nation (the other being Sheema Kirmani).
[6] Her father, Gyanesh Chandra Chatterji, was a professor of philosophy and president of the Government College in Lahore, which was where Mitha grew up.
[4] Her early performances were at private all-women parties, military functions, and Red Cross charity shows or in front of the All Pakistan Women's Association.
[16] She now does one show a year for private audiences, mostly all-women groups, due to the heightened atmosphere linked to the increasing Islamization in Pakistan.
[4] Mitha ran an academy/school "Mazmoon e Shauq" to teach classical dance where she taught many students like Amna Mawaz Khan.