Saroja Vaidyanathan was born on 19 September 1937 and is a choreographer, guru and a notable exponent of Bharatanatyam.
12 Facts About Saroja Vaidyanathan
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Saroja Vaidyanathan was conferred the Padma Shri in 2002 and the Padma Bhushan in 2013 by the Government of India.
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Saroja Vaidyanathan received her initial training in Bharatanatyam at the Saraswati Gana Nilayam in Chennai and later studied under guru Kattumannar Muthukumaran Pillai of Thanjavur.
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Saroja Vaidyanathan was monetarily supported by well wishers and sponsors and the building for the Natyalaya came up at the Qutub Institutional Area in 1988.
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Saroja Vaidyanathan is a prolific choreographer and has to her credit ten full length ballets and nearly two thousand individual Bharatanatyam items.
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Saroja Vaidyanathan undertook a cultural tour of South East Asia in 2002, accompanying Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's visit to the ASEAN Summit in 2002.
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Saroja Vaidyanathan has published her renditions of Subramania Bharati's songs and poems and some of his works have been set to dance by her.
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The couple have a son, Kamesh and their daughter in law Rama Saroja Vaidyanathan is a well known Bharatanatyam artiste of international fame.
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Saroja's grand-daughter, Dakshina Vaidyanathan Baghel is a sought-after Indian classical dancer.
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Saroja Vaidyanathan was conferred the Padma Shri in 2002 and the Padma Bhushan in 2013 by the Government of India.
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Saroja Vaidyanathan is the recipient of the Sahitya Kala Parishad Samman of the Government of Delhi, the Kalaimamani title bestowed by the Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
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Saroja Vaidyanathan was conferred the title of 'Bharata Kalai Sudar' in 2006.