8-year-old from WGH nominated for int’l award

TURA, Jan 20: An-eight-year-old girl from West Garo Hills is making headlines after she was recently nominated for the prestigious International Nrityashree Award 2021.
Begum Alisha Islam (8), who is a singer-cum-dancer, is the daughter of Azizul Islam and Sahera Banu of Nayagaon village under Bhaitbari in West Garo Hills. She was nominated for the award after she recently bagged the title of 2nd Runners-Up in the season 5 of the grand finale of Assam’s Got Talent in the single dance category, which was held on December 25 last year.
Alisha is said to have achieved this feat after only nine days of training at the Rising Star Dance Academy based at Goalpara in Assam. Along with the 2nd Runners-Up trophy, Alisha was awarded a cheque of Rs 5,000 and a 25 per cent scholarship from T-Series music industry.
According to her parents, Alisha, who is a class III student of St Mary’s Public School, Tikrikilla, developed interest in the field of singing and dancing at a very young age. She now looks forward to participate in India’s Got Talent sometime this year.
Currently, Alisha is continuing her training at the Rising Star Dance Academy under the supervision of her Gura, Sankar Kalita.
Meanwhile, Alisha was recently also felicitated by West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner, Ram Singh, for her achievement. “Proud that Begum Alisha Islam has been nominated for the international award. We wish her all the best in her future endeavours,” Ram Singh tweeted in the social media.