INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE | AISHWARYA RAJA | TEDxNitteDU

When lord Brahma introduced Bharathanatyam to a sage named Bharathi it marked the beginning of
one of the finest art forms of Indian culture. An art form where ‘bhava’ that is emotion and feelings,
‘raga’ that is melody; and ‘taala’ that is rhythm meet in unison. Aishwarya Raja was introduced to
this age old art form at a tender age of 5. Having trained under Sri RLV Anand, Kerala she received
the Gold cup for state youth festival consecutively for 4 years.
‘Yuva Nrithyapratibha’ award by Kalabharathi India was achieved by her in 2013. She was Awarded
‘Nrithya Kala Vidhushi’ at All India dance fest in jan 2017 by ‘all India Dancers Association in AIDA
fest .Having done her Arengetam at Shri Mookambika temple in Kollur ,she has also performed in:
1)Ganamukunda Priya Sabha,Chennai
2)Swathi Thirunnal fest at Adyar,Chennai
3)Kalabharati National dance fest in 2013
4)Koodalmaanikyam fest at Irinjalakuda,2015
5)Vylopilli Samskriti Bhavan. Thiruvanthapuram

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by
a local community. Learn more at http:ted.com/tedx. The elegant and graceful dancing diva Aishwarya Raja is a classical dancer trained under Sri RLV Anand , Kerala. Her achievements include:
Gold cup for bharatanatyam in state youth festival consecutively for 4 years ,
"Yuva Nrithyapratibha" award by Kalabharathi india in 2013 and a recipient of CCRT scholarship in Bharatanatyam . She has acted in a tamil film "Pallikoodam pogamalae" and has been awarded "Nritya Kala Vidushi" at All India dance fest in Jan 2017 by All India Dancers Association in AIDA fest. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx