Dance & Dancing/Expert Profile

Expertise

I am a Performing Artiste of Mohiniyattam, one of the classical dance forms of India. I can answer question on South Asian Classical Dance and Music with special focus on Indian Classical Dance form like Mohiniyattam (Mohini Attam, Bharathanatyam, Bharatnatyam, Kathakali, Koodiyattam, Carnatic Music, Sopana Music (sopana samgeetham)and questions on Courses/Masters available for learning Classical Dance and Music in South India like Kerala Kalamandalam, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, RLV College of Fine Arts etc and about ancient Indian Language Sankrit and Yoga

Experience in the area

01. Gold Medalist in Graduation (BA Sanskrit Sahitya) University of Calicut, Kerala 02. Gold Medalist in Masters (MA in Dance- Mohiiniyattam) 03. Cleared University Grands Commission's National Level Test for Lectureship in Performing Arts 04. Recipient of National Level Scholarship given to Talented Young Artiste by Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India 05. Graded Artiste of Doordarshan, India's official Television Channel 06. Performed extensively in India and Abroad

Organizations

01. Gold Medalist in Graduation (BA Sanskrit Sahitya) University of Calicut, Kerala 02. Gold Medalist in Masters (MA in Dance- Mohiiniyattam) 03. Cleared University Grands Commission's National Level Test for Lectureship in Performing Arts 04. Recipient of National Level Scholarship given to Talented Young Artiste by Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India 05. Graded Artiste of Doordarshan, India's official Television Channel 06. Performed extensively in India and Abroad

Publications

Working on a book on the history of Mohiniyattam and translating a 4th Century Sanskrit Text on Dance to Malayalam - the language of Kerala; popularly known as God's own country

Education/Credentials

01. Gold Medalist in Graduation (BA Sanskrit Sahitya) University of Calicut, Kerala 02. Gold Medalist in Masters (MA in Dance- Mohiiniyattam) 03. Cleared University Grands Commission's National Level Test for Lectureship in Performing Arts 04. Recipient of National Level Scholarship given to Talented Young Artiste by Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India 05. Graded Artiste of Doordarshan, India's official Television Channel 06. Performed extensively in India and Abroad

Awards and Honors

01. Gold Medalist in Graduation (BA Sanskrit Sahitya) University of Calicut, Kerala 02. Gold Medalist in Masters (MA in Dance- Mohiiniyattam) 03. Cleared University Grands Commission's National Level Test for Lectureship in Performing Arts 04. Recipient of National Level Scholarship given to Talented Young Artiste by Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India 05. Graded Artiste of Doordarshan, India's official Television Channel 06. Performed extensively in India and Abroad