Personal Details
| Date of Birth/Age | |
| Education | |
| Field of expertise | Dance, Music and Indology |
| Academic/Professional activities | Dancer, Choreographer, Singer, Music Composer, Teacher, Research Scholar, Author and Indologist Padma is Director, Nrithyodaya, dance music and fine arts institution founded by her father. She has scripted, choreographed and acted in “Bharatiya Natya Sastra” – a 13 episode tele-serial. |
| Name of the institution(s)you associated with | Nrithyodaya, Chennai |
| Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc. |
» PADMASHRI » PADMA BHUSHAN » KALIDAS SAMMAN » SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI AWARD » KALAIMAMANI » SOVIET LAND NEHRU AWARD » FUKUOKA ASIAN CULTURAL PRIZE (Japan) and over fifty other awards and titles from cultural and social organisations in India and abroad. |
| Books/Articles authored |
» “Karanas” – Common Dance Codes of India & Indonesia (Three Volumes) » “ Natya Sastra & National Unity” » “ Bharata’s Art – Then & Now” » “ Kanchi Mahaswami’s Vision of Asian Culture” » “ Bhagavad Gita for Dance” » “ Epic Stories from Natya Sastra” » “ Natya Sastra-Itihasa Kadhaigal (Tamil)” » “ Bharatakkalai Kotpadu” (Tamil – Syllabus oriented) » “ Valluvarum Vedaneriyum” (Tamil) » “ Legacy of a Legend” (compilation of her articles) and several other articles and research papers |
| Any association with foreign institution(s) | |
| Any other information | Films on her have been made by Russia, Australia, Japan , Govt. of India (Films Division) |
