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Nandini Suthahar
“Natya Kala Sikhamani” Shrimathy Nandini Suthahar is the founder, principal and chief instructress of Kalaimanram UK a cultural academy in Harrow dedicated to the preservation and teaching of traditional disciplines in the Vazhuvoor style of Bharata Natyam dance and Carnatic vocal music.
Thiripurasundari Yoganantham
“Kalabhushanam” Shrimathy Thiripurasundari Yoganantham
Principal and chief Instructress Kalaimanram Sri Lanka Est 1958
Kalaimanram was founded by late W.M Cumarasamy of Jaffna, father of “Kalabhooshanam” Shrimathy Thiripurasundari Yoganantham and was inaugurated by her guru, “Natya Kalakesari” “Isai Perarignar” “Padmashri” Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiah Pillai on the 21st of oct 1958.
Vazuvoor R Samaraj
Vazhuvoor style of Bharatanatyam which originated in the village of Vazhuvoor. Known actually as Vazhuvoor, this village in the vicinity of Mayiladuturai in Thanjavur district is the native place of Ramaiah Pillai, who popularised this style of Bharatanatyam.
Shri Y. Yadavan
"Sangeethamethai” Shri Y. Yadavan Composer and vocalist
Yadavan son of “ Kalabhooshanam” Thiripurasundari and Mr Yoganantham hails from the family that is deep rooted in traditions of karnatic music and bharathanatyam. He trained from a young age in Srilanka, later studied in India under the renowned “Sangeetha kalanidhi B Rajam Iyer”in Chennai.
