Indian Classics

*Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award-08 to Saroja Vaidyanathan for her contribution to Bharatanatyam 16/02.2019 Saroja  Vaidyanathan 1. Introduction :- Saroja Vaidyanathan (born 19 September 1937) is a choreographer, guru and a notable exponent of Bharatanatyam. She was conferred the Padma Shri in 2002 and the Padma Bhushan in 2013 by the Government of India. 2. Early life and education :- Saroja was born in Bellary, Karnataka in 1937. She received her initial training in Bharatanatyam at the Saraswati Gana Nilayam in Chennai and later studied under guru Kattumannar Muthukumaran Pillai of Thanjavur. She has also studied Carnatic music under Professor P. Sambamoorthy at Madras University and has a D.Litt in dance from the Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh. 3. Bharatanatyam career :- Saroja gave up dancing after her marriage following conservative and adverse reactions to her performing in public venues and took ins

11/02/2019 Dr.Suma Sudhindra : President of India to confer Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the Year 2017 : Suma Sudhindra - Carnatic Instrumental – Veena. 1. Profile :- Born India Origin Karnataka, India Genres Carnatic music Occupation(s) Musician, instrumentalist, veena Instruments Veena 2. Introduction :- Dr. Suma Sudhindra is a classical musician and veena exponent from India, in the Carnatic Music genre. She is a performer, teacher, researcher and administrator. President of India to confer Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the Year 2017 : Suma Sudhindra - Carnatic Instrumental – Veena. She was awarded Karnataka's second highest civilian award, the Rajyotsava Award, in the year 2001. 3. Early days and personal life :- She was trained by her gurus vidwan Raja Rao and vidwan Chitti Babu. She is based in Bangalore. Her spouse is a dentist and she has two daughters. She is an avid bonsai collector. 3. Ca