Dr. Gauri D Chakraborty is a second generation Kathak dancer trained under Kathak Maestro, Guru Jitendra Maharaj and Delhi Duo Nalini Kamalini. She is founder of the social movement Vansh Vyom which looks at the inheritance of art through matriarchal inheritance. Together Vansh Vyom features performances of Sushma, the mother; Gauri, the daughter; and Tavishi, the grand daughter. Dr. Gauri is also a senior academician and filmmaker who co-heads the Amity School of Communication, Noida and has done research in Kathak and Gender Studies.