Sana Ganguly Biography, Wiki, Age, Family, Career

Sana Ganguly (born 3^rd November 2001) was born with a silver spoon to former Indian cricketer and the 39^th President of BCCI, Sourav Ganguly.  Sana Ganguly is a trained Odissi dancer and is currently studying at England’s Oxford University.  Sana gave her first stage performance by playing the role of Young Krishna in the dance drama “Krishna” when she was just 7 years old.

Sana Ganguly Biography, Wiki, Age 

Early life and Background 

Sana Ganguly was born to parents Sourav Ganguly and Dona Ganguly in Behala, West Bengal. Her father is a former cricketer and 39^th President of BCCI. Her mother is an Odissi dancer.

She belongs to a Bengali Kanyakubja Brahmin Family. Her maternal grandparents are Sanjeev Roy and Swapna Roy. Her paternal grandparents are Chandidas Ganguly and Nirupa Ganguly.

Sana Ganguly came into limelight when her father wished her on her 18^th birthday with an Instagram post. She did her schooling from La Martiniere for Girls and Loreto House School in West Bengal. For further studies, she went to Oxford University in England.

Just like her mother she is also a trained Odissi dancer and has received her training from Kaushiki Chakraborty.  She gave her first stage performance at the age of seven as young Krishna in the dance drama “Krishna “. 

Controversy 

In 2019, Sana Ganguly was involved in a controversy. In December she expressed her dissent over the crackdown of police on the Jamia Millia Islamia University students, who were protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act by sharing an excerpt from Khushwant Singh’s book “The End of India” on Instagram. 

While many people appreciated her others criticized her for her actions. After the post received a lot of hate comments her father Sourav Ganguly took to Twitter and said that his daughter was too young to understand Politics and people should keep him out of all the controversy. Later, Sana Ganguly also deleted her Instagram post. 

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Career 

She did her schooling from La Martiniere for Girls and Loreto House School in West Bengal. For further studies, she went to Oxford University in England. Sana Ganguly is still a student. As per her academic records, she is a brilliant student. She has however never displayed her interest in Cricket. 

She is following her mother’s footsteps and has developed an interest in dancing. She has learned classical dance from Kaushiki Chakraborty. She gave her first stage performance at the age of seven as young Krishna in the dance drama “Krishna”. In 2019 she performed with her mother during a Holi special event at the Indian Museum in Kolkata.

Bollywood megastar was impressed with her dance abilities and greeted the mother and daughter after their performance. The same year she also appeared in an advertisement for a jewellery brand along with her father, Sourav Ganguly.  She is very active on social media and has 95.5k followers on Instagram. 

Lesser-known Facts 

• Sana Ganguly was born in a Bengali Brahmin family in Behala, West Bengal, India. 
• She is the daughter of former cricketer and 39^th BCCI President, Sourav Ganguly and famous Odissi dancer, Dona Ganguly. 
• She is currently pursuing her graduation at Oxford University in England. 
• She is a trained Odissi dancer and has trained in Indian Classical music under Kaushiki Chakraborty. 
• She gave her first stage performance at the age of seven as young Krishna in the dance drama “Krishna”.
• In 2019, she danced at a special Holi even with her mother and was praised by Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan. 
• The same year she appeared in a jewellery advertisement with her father. 
• She is a dog lover and loves her pet dog.
• She is very active on social media and has over 95.5k followers on Instagram.