Ms. Sanhita Basu Ghose, the director of Konarak Odissi dance academy founded the academy in 1998 in Chennai. The main objective of the academy is to teach from the basic techniques up-to the depths of odissi dance.

Ms. Sanhita Basu Ghose is a disciple of late guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, late guru Samyukta Panigrahi and guru Muralidhar Majhi. She has received the "Sangeet prabhakar" degree in odissi dance from Prayag sangeet samiti, Allahabad ranking 1st class 2nd in all India basis.Through the prestigious Indian council for cultural relations and Tagore centre, UK, Sanhita had the privilege to perform worldwide in USA, UK, Latin America, China, Nepal, Bangladesh.

Sanhita has cultivated her students as good performing artists. Her daughter Miss Ushoshi also performs with her regularly.