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GURU SHRI. T. VENKATARAMAN
Completed diploma in Carnatic music at Tamil Nadu Music College, titled ISAI KALAIMANI, degree holder in B.A Indian music from Madras University and finished his teachers training course at Music Academy. He was trained under the guidance of Guru Shri S. Rajam and at present from Guru Shri Muthukumaraswamy. He often travels widely to perform solo in many countries and in many festivals of the world. He himself composes music and sung for all dance dramas like Sri aandal, Mahishan, Praanaa in his institution.
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SMT. YAGNA PRABHA VENKATARAMAN
Started her bharathanatyam journey under the expert guidance of her mother Smt. Meera Narayan at the age of 5. She completed her PG Diploma in Bharathanatyam with a first class at Kalakshetra, College of Fine Arts and was awarded “Natya Visharadha” in the year 1992. At the same time, she performed in various dance dramas and dance concerts of Kalakshetra.
After her time in Kalakshetra, She worked in Saraswathy Kala Kendra under her Guru Meera Narayan for 5 years and has given solo concerts in and around India and Bangkok for Navaratri Festivals. She has worked with a great choreographer and an International fame Chandralekha on a global platform like Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Sweden, Singapore, USA and with Smt. Anita Ratnam in Dubai. She has also worked with other leading dancers like Smt. Vyjayanthimala Bali, Smt. Lakshmi Vishwanathan, Smt. Veneraadai Nirmala and others. In the year 2002, She and her husband Sri Venkataraman had the privilege and honor to be the first Bharathanatyam teachers from Chennai to teach Indian Traditional Arts in ‘Practice Performing Art School’ (TTRP), Singapore. She has done a several salanga poojai and arangetrams.
She has choreographed and performed many dance dramas, solo performance, folk dances and thematic presentations with her students since 2003. “Praanaa” a thematic presentation on Aids Awareness and “Bhoo shambhoo” the one she did for BBC ATLAS series were her two notable presentations.