About Bollywood & Culture Groove
We are a Chicago-based Dance, Publishing, and Cultural Education company.
Our Mission for Kids: Connect Kids to Their Roots – if they are of South Asian origin. Raise Multicultural Kids – irrespective of their ethnic background.
Our Mission for All: To make learning about a new culture Fun and Exciting! Diversity can be embraced only when it is Joyful! And that is exactly what all of our work is centered on – pure joy!
Our work has been featured on NBC, ABC, FOX, Elle Magazine, Neilsen Media, Sun-Times, Univision, Al Jazira, and more.
5,000+
Kids & Adults Impacted by our work
85,000
Maya/Neel Books Sold Worldwide
500+
School/Library/Corporate Workshops
15
Years of spreading Multicultural Joy
About Ajanta Chakraborty
Ajanta Chakraborty is the co-founder of Bollywood Groove & Culture Groove.
Ajanta is also an award-winning co-author of a bestselling children’s book series with 15 titles called Maya & Neel’s India Adventure.
Ajanta has 15 years of experience working towards raising awareness about ethnic dances, helping parents and educators raise multicultural kids, and helping corporates provide exciting cultural experiences to their employees.
Ajanta has a Master’s in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia and a Senior Diploma in Bharatanatyam from Prayag Sangeet Samiti.
Ajanta is the recipient of the International Purple Dragonfly Book Award, Corporate Woman of Achievement award by NAWBO, YouTube Silver Creator Award, Best Dance/Music Company CEO from WE Awards, and more.
