Academic/Professional activities |
Trained in Bharatanatyam (18 years) and Kuchipudi (15 years) by famous Gurus, Sailaja has performed and participated in a number of national and international festivals, cultural functions and Government sponsored programmes which include:
Annual Dance Festival, Chennai, Natinotsov Festival, Chennai, Kuchipudi Mahotsov, Mumbai, Kinkini Festival, Bangalore, Shree Shanmugananda Sabha, Delhi, India International Centre, Delhi, Mudhra Festival, Trivandrum, Konark Festival, Orissa, All India Psychiatrist Conference, Chennai, Madurai World Tamil Conference, Cultural Exchange Programme, Nagpur, India Tourism Festival, Konark/Srikalchasti/Thiruvannamalai; and Festival of India USSR/Germany, International Kuchipudi Conference (2003) USA, University of Texas, Indira Gandhi University and Mahatma Gandhi University, Mauritius.
Sailaja is an empanelled artiste of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Visiting Professor, Dance Faculty, Annamalai University, Examiner, Faculty of Music/Dance, Annamalai University, Govt. Music College, Tamilnadu, Judge for state level Dance Competitions Tamilnadu/Andhra/Kerala, Advisory Board Member Arts and Dance, ‘Sarigamapadhani’ magazine, and Joint Secretary, All India Bharatanatyam Association.
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Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc. |
» NATYA SUDHAKARA, Govt. of Tamilnadu (2005)
» NATYA ILLAVARASI, Shanmuganada Sabha, New Delhi (2004)
» NRITYASRI Saregamapadhani Foundation, Chennai (2004)
» BEST NATYACHARYA AWARD, Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai (2001)
» YUVAKALA BARATHI AWARD, Kuchipudi – Bharat Kalachar (2001)
» BEST DANCER AWARD, Music Academy & Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai (1998, 1999 and 2000)
» PRIYADARSHINI INDIRA GANDHI AWARD, International Integrity Peace and Friendship Society, Bangalore
» ABINAYA ARASI, Pollachi Tamil Isai Sangam
» NATYA SEVA RATHNAM, Sri Purandara Dasar Aradhana Mahothsava Sabha
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