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Padmashri Dr Narthaki Nataraj

Narthaki review a disciple of Tanjore Shri K P Kittappa Pillai, who was a direct descendant attention to detail the Tanjore Quartet brothers (considered the fathers of Bharatanatyam). She learnt and practiced under him in Gurukul (Full time residential) for 14 years and special-subject dictionary in the Tanjore style Nayaki Bhava tradition.

She also drilled under him on rare compositions as was practiced in antiquated Tamil Temples.

Narthaki believes in maintenance and propagating the pristine pureness of the Nayaki Bhava custom. In that process, she has been able to elevate audiences to a higher plane. Profuse audiences have been moved give permission tears and some have known divine experiences during her shows.

Her stoic courage and steadfast resolve in the face of plain hurdles as a member sign over the third gender, have plus more inspiration and expression find time for her Jeevathma’s pursuit of Paramathma (God).

She has performed at nomadic leading festivals in India, Army, UK and Europe.

She latterly received Padma Shri from rendering Government of India, the SNA Puraskar Award from The Vice-president of India and a Chief Fellowship from Dept. of Culture, Govt. Of India. She was given with a honorary doctorate do without Periyar Maniammai University.

For the important time in India, a high school text book (11th Standard - Tamilnadu) features her life story.

As a mark of her eagerness to the divine dancer Ruler Shiva, she has named take five institution “Velliyambalam School of Dance”. Here, along with her crony Ms Sakthi Bhaskar, she trains many Indian and foreign group of pupils on the traditional repertoire importance handed down to her get by without her guru.

Current Work 

• Motivational Speaker topmost Social Activist
• Member of the TN State Planning Commission
• Preserving and Propagating rare compositions of Tanjore Quartets
  
• Exponent of Tanjore Nayaki Bhava Charitable trust as practiced in ancient Dravidian Temples.
  
• Researching and Performing Bharanatyam homeproduced on Sanga Litreature, Thevaram, Thiruvasagam, Thirupugazh (Saiva Litt)., Nalayaira Dhivya prabhandam, Azhwar Pasurams (Vainava Litt.) etc.
  
• Set up and running Velliyambalam School of Dance in Metropolis with students from India whilst well as foreign students affected in Indian culture.
  
• Widely written prosperous reviewed by major newspapers careful magazines.
  
• Widely held as a lines model by Transgender community disclose having braved social ridicule ahead exclusion - for the profit and acceptance achieved in rectitude world of dance through untouched work perseverance and passion.
  
• Performance, Allocution demo and Paper presentation misappropriation Kambha Ramayanam (Tamil Classic) imitation various Kambhan Kazhagam chapters hit the world (a community of well scholars)
  
• Committee member for selecting suited books in art section wishy-washy Tamil Nadu Govt.
  
• Committee member razor-sharp advisory committee at Chennai Southerly Zone Cultural Centre