Padma Subrahmanyam
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| Born | Padma Subrahmanyam 4 February 1943 (age 74) Madras presidency, British India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Occupation | Dancer, Choreographer, Music composer, Musician, Teacher and Author |
| Known for | Bharatanatyam |
| Awards | Padma Shri(1981) Padma Bhushan(2003) |
| Website | www.padmadance.com |
Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam (born 4 February 1943, in Madras), is an Indian classical Bharata Natyam dancer. She is also a research scholar, choreographer, music composer, musician, school teacher and author. She is famous in India as well as abroad: several films and documentaries have been made in her honor by countries like Japan, Australia and Russia. She is well known as the developer and founder of the dance form Bharata Nrithyam. She is a devotee of the Paramacharya of Kanchi.[1][2][3]
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Biography[edit]
Padma Subrahmanyam was born to Director Subrahmanyam and Meenakshi Subrahmanyam on 4 February 1943 in Madras (now Chennai). Her father was a famous Indian filmmaker and her mother, Meenakshi was a music composer, and a lyricist in Tamil and Sanskrit. She was trained by Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiah Pillai.[4][5][6]
she has taught in monfort rukmani devi maharaja aagarsen and various other schools in year 2009 to 2011 and imparted the knowledge to the children
Padma has a bachelor's degree in Music, a Master's degree in Ethnomusicology, as well as a Ph.D. in Dance. She has authored many articles, research papers, and books and has served as a non-official member of the Indo-Sub-commission for education and culture. She has designed the sculptures of the 108 sculptures of lord Nataraja and goddess Parvathi in black granite for the nataraja temple at satara, an undertaking she took on bidding by the Kanchi Paramacharya. She has given lectures at various universities in south east Asia, on the subject of cultural links between India and other countries.[7][8] she recently organized an event in Delhi for charity on 29/09/2017 under which her learned student swaasthi shree mayurii krishnan vinita krishna gopika pillai swana narayanan participated. The event is a huge success now.
Awards[edit]
Dr. Padma has received many awards and honors to her credit including Padma Shri in 1981, Padma Bhushan in 2003, which are among the highest civilian awards of India. During her dancing career, she has received several awards, including:[9][10]
- 'Sangeet Natak Akademi Award' (1983)
- 'Padma Bhushan' (2003)[11]
- 'Kalaimamani Award' from the government of Tamil Nadu
- 'Kalidas Samman' from the federal government of Madhya Pradesh,
- 'Nishagandhi Puraskaram' by the Government of Kerala in 2015,[12]
- 'Nada Brahmam' from Narada Gana Sabha in Chennai,
- 'Bharata Sastra Rakshamani' from the Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Kanchipuram .
- 'Nehru Award' (1983) from the Soviet Union
- Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize from Japan, for "her contribution to development and harmony in Asia"
References[edit]
- ^ Narthki.com
- ^ Webindia123
- ^ Nrithyodhaya Website
- ^ Narthki.com
- ^ Webindia123
- ^ Nrithyodhaya Website
- ^ Narthki.com
- ^ Nrithyodhaya Website
- ^ Webindia123
- ^ Narthki.com
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Nishagandhi Puraskaram 2014". Kerala Tourism Department. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
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- 1943 births
- Living people
- Performers of Indian classical dance
- Indian dance teachers
- Indian classical choreographers
- Bharatanatyam exponents
- Artists from Chennai
- Recipients of the Kalaimamani Award
- Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize winners
- Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in arts
- Ethnomusicologists
- Indian female classical dancers
- Indian women choreographers
- Indian choreographers
- Dancers from Tamil Nadu
- 20th-century Indian dancers
- Indian women educators
- Teachers of Indian classical dance
- 20th-century Indian educators
- 20th-century Indian women artists
- Women artists from Tamil Nadu
- Educators from Tamil Nadu
- Stella Maris College, Chennai alumni
