Bharatanatyam

• Learning from the age of 4 

• Initial training under Smt. Shalini Natarajan in Mulund Fine Arts Society.  Advanced training under late Guru. Kalaimamani Mahalingam Pillai and his son Guru. M.Vishwanath of Sri Rajarajeswari Bharatanatya Kala Mandir, Matunga (Mumbai) since 2001. Under Kalaimamani Guru K.Kalayanasundaram for programs of the institution.  

• Presently disciple of Guru. Priyadarsini Govind (Chennai) 

• Learning Abhinayam under Guru. Padmabhushan Kalanidhi Narayanan 

• Arangetram at Mysore Association, in November 2002. Member of ABHAI participating in their annual presentations since 2009 

 Awards and Accolades:

• Best Dancer Award (2013) at the Spirit Of Youth Festival by The Music Academy, Chennai 

• Best Dancer Award (2014) at the Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai

• 'Natya Chudar' (2015) title and award from Kartik Fine Arts, Chennai

• Vempatti Chinna Sathyam Award for all round excellence (2015) from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai

• Yuva Kala Bharathi All Rounder Award  (2016) from Bharath Kalachar, Chennai 

• B Grade artiste of Doordarshan 

• National Level Senior Scholarship for Bharatanatyam from Ministry of Culture, Government of India, New Delhi. 

• National level Junior Scholarship for Bharatanatyam from Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, HRD Ministry, New Delhi. 

• Cash Award in International level Interdisciplinary Classical Dance Competitionby Ashtavinayak Samiti, Pune in their Silver Jubilee Festival, 2015 

• First prize in 2009 and 2013 and Third prize in 2008 Bharatnatyam competition held in All India level by Kalavardhini trust, Dadar. 

• Second place in 4th HiddenIdol International Bharatanatyam contest conducted in Chennai (2015)

• Second prize and cash award for choreography competition held by Kalavardhini Trust on all India level in 2009, 2010 and 2013. 

• First prize in dance competitions by Mulund Fine Arts Society in different categories of Bharatnatyam for 4 consecutive years. 

• First Prizes in Dance competitions held in memory of Papanasam Sivan  and competitions in Dr. Rukmini Ramani’s compositions in 2009 and 2010 

• Prizes in Swar Sadhana Samiti in 2003 and 2008, Awarded Merit certificate in Lions’ Talent Search at Mulund in 2004. 

• Won many prizes representing School and College at many intra and interlevel competitions.

Solo Performances in Sabhas:

• East Meets West, an International cultural collaboration by the University of California, Irvine, Nov 2016
• Pixel n Peacock (Dancing in the Tech) - an experimental media project in association with Dr.Prof. John Crawford, Xmpl Theatre, UCI - Feb 2017
• Music Academy - Annual Festival Jan 2014, Jan 2017
• Music Academy-The Spirit of Youth Festival, Aug, 2013 (Winner)
• Sri Krishna Gana Sabha - Dec 2015
• Kartik Fine Arts - Jan 2016
• Brahma Gana Sabha - Jan 2016
• Natyarangam, Narada Gana Sabha - October, 2012
• The Fine Arts Society, Chembur, Mumbai - Jan 2015
• Indian Fine Arts Inaugural of 82^nd Annual Music and Dance Conference - Dec 2015
• Indian Fine Arts Society competition- Jan, 2013 (Winner)
• Parthasarathy Swamy Sabha at R K Swamy Auditorium - January, 2013
• Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Kalapradarshini- Jan 2015
• RR Sabha and Anusham Arts Academy - Jan 2016 (Chella Web TV)
• Kala Godha Festival, Ministry of Tourism (Maharashtra, India) in Mumabai - Feb 2016
• Delhi Tamil Sangam, March 2014
• South Indian Cultural Association, Indore - Annual cultural festival, Feb, 2014
• Vani Mahal, Chennai in 2005
• Talent recognition program at Chembur Fine Arts Society - September 2005.
• Margazhi Festival, Takshasheela Academy - Jan 2015
• Powai Fine Arts, Mumbai for International Dance Day - May, 2013
• Shivanugraha Festival Dallas - May 2016

• MAAPA and SEVA annual festival, San Diego - Jan 2016

• Pongal festival of San Diego Tamil Sangam, San Diego - June 2016

• Ananya Nrithyollasa, Bangalore - July 2015

• Mulund Fine Arts Society, Mumbai, 2015

• Chennai Cultural Academy – December, 2012

• Annual Festivals of Meenakshi Sundararajan Fine Arts - 2010, 2011

• URise Vedic Sangeetha Academy, Bangalore - Dec 2015

 Solo Performances in Temple festivals:

• At the Trissur Pooram Festival, Kerala – Feb 2015
• Presented items on Lord Vishnu for Ramanavami at Veeraraghava Perumal Kovil, Thiruvalloor as part of the Kalachara Marumalarchi to revive arts in pure forms – an initiative by Vidwan Sri. T M Krishna and Vidushi Smt. Sangeetha Sivakumar
• Presented Maharaja Swathi Thirunal’s compositions for Dasyam conducted by Vidushi Smt. Gopika Varma at Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple, Chennai, September 2014
• Presented a Vaishnava repertoire at Prasanna Raghunatha kovil, Kadayakudi, Pudukottai, April 2014.
• Chinna Melam Festival, Tanjore Big Temple  - April, 2013
• Natyanjali Chembur (Mumbai) ­­-  March 2013 and 2014
• Natyanjali, Chidambaram in the Mahashivaratri festival in 2006
• Uttara Chidambaram Nataraja Mandir, Satara in the Mahashivaratri festival in 2003.
• With Guru. Priyadarsini Govind, Appar Swamy Temple - October, 2012
• Ramanavami festival at Oppiliappan temple, Asthika Samaj, Matunga and at Amba Bhavani Mandir, Dombivili, Mumbai since 2001. Thiruvidaimarudoor Kumbabhishekam in 2007. Sringeri Mutt temple and Edneer Mutt (near Kasargode) in 2008. 

Group Performances and collaborations:

• Mahadev - with MAAPA, San Diego, USA; lead role of Parvathi and Sutradaar, Jun 2016 to present
• Bharath Kalachar –Thematic collaborative presentation ‘Athanai Ulagamum Varna Kalanjiyam’ Compositions of Bharathiyar - Dec, 2014
• Narada Gana Sabha –Thematic collaborative presentation ‘Athanai Ulagamum Varna Kalanjiyam’ Compositions of Bharathiyar - Feb, 2014
• Bharathiyar House – Thematic collaborative presentation ‘Athanai Ulagamum Varna Kalanjiyam’ organized by Narada Gana Sabha, Dec, 2013
• Angkor Wat – A production by Apsara Arts, choreographed by Guru Priyadarsini Govind about the Cambodian Vishnu temple at Esplanade Theatres, Singapore, 2013
• Kalviya Selvama, Veerama? - A dance and theatre production with Synergy and Streenergy theatre group, Mumbai for Tamil Sangam, Mumbai - Dec 2016
• Kanda Leela dance drama at Mulund and Chembur, Mumbai and Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai in the year 2008 and Shanmukhananda Sabha in November 2009.
• Lead role of ‘little Krishna’ at the age of 6 in ‘Bala Gopalam’ ballet staged to commemorate completion of 80 years of Guru Mahalingam Pillai
• Central role of Krishna in Navarasa Kannan ballet at Chembur Fine Arts in 2001.
• Golden Jubilee program of SIWS College at Shanmukhananda Auditorium
• Diamond Jubilee Function of Sri Rajarajeswari Bharatanatya Kala Mandir, in September 2005 in the august presence of Hon. Former President   APJ Abdul Kalam.
• ‘Bhavayami Raghuramam’ - Bhavan’s centre and Shankaralayam, Mumbai, Dwaraka Mutt and Sakatapuram, Karnataka in 2008.
• Thematic presentations, Bharati Anjali, Saint PurandaraDasa, Mahatmanjali, atMysore Association, Mumbai.
• Rajarajeswaram 1000, the millennium year celebration of Brihadeeswara temple, Tanjavur in September 2010.
• Part of talk show “Athanaikkum Aasaippadu” on Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev’s teachings as a dancer for a documentary feature on Isha Foundation filmed by director Suresh Krishna and relayed in Vijay TV. 

Choreographies and Lecture-Demonstrations

• My 60 year old baby - A thematic experimental project as a tribute to mothers
• Participated in Lecture Demonstration presented by Guru Priyadarsini Govind at Chennai Mathematical Institute – March 2013
• Choreographed Dr. Rukmini Ramani’s compositions for students of Sivan Arts Academy, presented in their festival - August 2012
• Choreographed Poet Papanasam Sivan’s compositions for 10^th Annual Shivanugraha Festival at Narada Gana Sabha in 2011
• Paper Presentation on Dance and Movement Therapy in Classical Dance for Kalai Kaviri, Trichy

• Active participation for concept and choreography at school, college annual cultural shows, inter/intra school/college competitions and corporate functions.

Teaching:

• Experience at Sivan Arts Academy, Mylapore and West Mambalam and dance as therapy at Clarke School for Deaf and Blind, Royapettah.