Personal Details
| Date of Birth/Age | September 4, 1939 |
| Education | S.S.L.C. |
| Field of expertise | Bharatanatyam & Kathakali (Abhinayam) |
| Academic/Professional activities | A performer and dance teacher, has given performances in India and almost all over the world during the last 51 years of his career. |
| Name of the institution(s)you associated with | SPM College, West Punjabi Bagh, New DelhiBalanirthyalaya, Kalakshetra, Chennai Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai |
| Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc. | BHARAT NATYOTSAV – Telugu Academy, Madras (2001) CENTRAL SANGEETA NATAKA AKADEMY AWARD(2003) LALITHAKALARATHNAM from Lalithakala Academy, Mysore (2005) |
| Any association with foreign institution(s) | Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society Le Conservatore National De La (Reunion) Bharatya Vidhya Bhavan (New York) |
| Any other information | Still teaching and performing in Kalakshetra Institution Started own institution Balanirthyalaya in Chennai |
