Dr.Padmaja Suresh

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Biography

Acclaimed artiste of Bharatanatyam and researcher Dr. Padmaja has been trained by the veteran Guru K.Kalyanasundaram and father Sri Chakyar Rajan. She holds many degrees and doctorate from Mysore University. An A Top Gade artist, she was a senior fellow of Ministry of culture. Honoured at Rashtrapati Bhavan by Dr Kalam for her efforts to teach lesser privileged children, Padmaja has represented the ICCR besides extensive concert tours to over 32 nations; extensively in festivals of India. Her institution Aatmalaya academy conducts regular workshops in rural India.

Dr. Padmaja is a sought-after speaker at national forums and an author, focussing on metaphysics and Natya. Her dance productions include Ritu Sringara, Navadarshanam, Ekam Sat, Kali to Krishna and others. Her senior disciples run their own successful centres. She has presented at World Sanskrit conferences, Parliament of Religions, Sangeet Natak Academy, Natya kala conference and has published in high impact journals. Faculty at Aria university, USA and examiner at other institutions, her latest book is titled, The dance of Tantra and a Satguru.

She's member of Advait Ekta nyas, MP Government and the European Shivananda yoga council. Her awards include Karnataka Kalashri, Karmaveer Chakra besides titles from UAE ( Abhinaya Kalaratna), Cambodia (Abhinaya Saraswati) and UK (Saswatam Kala poshaka award) to name a few.