The Living Legacy of
Chinnaiah Pillai
Bharatanatyam Thanjavur, India
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Direct Shishyas
2
Total Descendants
2
Generations
1
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Chinnaiah Pillai
BharatanatyamThanjavur, India
GEN 1Direct Shishyas(1)
GEN 2Grand Shishyas(1)
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Generations
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Total Descendants
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Direct Shishyas
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Lineage Overview
2Shishyas
Gen 150%
Gen 250%
- ✦This lineage is based in India.
- ✦Bharatanatyam is the primary style.
- ✦Avg. 1.0 students per direct shishya.
- ✦This lineage is 2 generations deep.
🪔 About
Eldest of the Tanjore Quartet (Chinnaiah, Ponnaiah, Sivanandam, Vadivelu) — the four brothers who codified the Bharatanatyam Margam, from Alarippu to Tillana. They studied music under Muthuswami Dikshitar of the Carnatic Trinity.
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