Pushpa Bhuyan

Pushpa Bhuyan (c. 1946 – 7 October 2015) was an Indian classical dancer specialising in the Indian classical dance forms of Bharatanatyam and Sattriya.

[2] She comes from the Northeast Indian state of Assam,[2] and learned sattriya from Bhabananda Barbayan.

[3] She later studied bharatanatyam under Guru Mangudi Dorairaja Iyer.

[4][5] She has also tutored other dancers.

[5] A recipient of the North East Television Lifetime Achievement Award,[2][5] Pushpa Bhuyan was honoured by the Government of India, in 2002, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.