TRINITY ARTS FESTIVAL OF INDIA
Rukshikaa Elankumaran is a sincere and passionate Bharatanatyam artist whose dance journey began in Australia at the age of three under the tutelage of her mother, Guru Smt. Meena Elankumaran. She completed her arangetram at the age of eight in 2007, performing alongside her brothers. Rukshikaa is currently a disciple of Guru Smt. Priyadarsini Govind, […]
Lakshmi Priya who trains and performs under the mentorship of the renowned dancer, choreographer, and former Kalakshetra faculty member, Shijith Nambiar She is prominently known for being a featured ensemble dancer in major productions conceptualized and choreographed by Shijith Nambiar and Parvathy Menon through their academy, Samradhya Key Highlights Major Performances: Solo Milestones: (solo dance […]
Rukshikaa Elankumaran is a sincere and passionate Bharatanatyam artist whose dance journey began in Australia at the age of three under the tutelage of her mother, Guru Smt. Meena Elankumaran. She completed her arangetram at the age of eight in 2007, performing alongside her brothers. Rukshikaa is currently a disciple of Guru Smt. Priyadarsini Govind, […]
Sharmada Vishwanath, is a dedicated Bharatanatyam artiste known for her artistry, discipline, and unwavering commitment to the classical tradition. Over the years, she has earned recognition through several prestigious accolades, including the Guru Swamimalai Rajarathnam Endowment Prize from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (2016), the Yuva Kala Bharathi award (2023), and the Yuva Kanaka Prathibha award […]
The inheritor of a rich oral-matrilineal legacy in poetry and music, Karuna Sagari received rigorous, in-depth instruction in bhakti spiritualism, poetics, and performance from her grandmother, Smt. Swarna Somasundaram, an esteemed scholar of classical and medieval Tamil literature. She has been immersed since childhood in a centuries-old devotional corpus, and the medieval bhakti traditions of […]
Narthaki is a disciple of Tanjore Shri K P Kittappa Pillai, who was a direct descendant of the Tanjore Quartet brothers (considered the fathers of Bharatanatyam). She learnt and practiced under him in Gurukul (Full time residential) for 14 years and specialized in the Tanjore style Nayaki Bhava tradition. She also trained under him on […]
Inauguration - Hon’ble Shri M.K. Narayanan Former NSA and Governor of W.Bengal Presides
Carnatic vocalist who performs at Chennai sabhas and also sings light and semi-classical songs in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada. He completed a diploma in audio engineering at A. R. Rahman's KM Music Conservatory in Chennai. He is the son of theatre artist and dancer Y. G. Madhuvanthi and the grandson of actor Y. Gee. […]
Vignesh Shankar is a guitarist and plays the traditional South Indian Carnatic classical music as well as Jazz and Contemporary music. Born and raised in Chennai, India, Vignesh has built a reputation as a distinctive voice on the guitar, bringing depth, nuance, and cross-cultural fluency to every performance. A regular performer in Chennai's prestigious Margazhi […]
Mahathi Kannan is a bharatanatyam dancer. She is a disciple of Padma Subramanyam. She is a granddaughter of Uma Sriram, who comes from an illustrious line of dancers. We are both dancers and relate to each other very easily, says Mahati with a smile. She means everything to me she is not only my grandmother […]
