The Living Legacy of
Mayavaram Mahadeva Pillai
Bharatanatyam India
1
Direct Shishyas
3
Total Descendants
2
Generations
1
Country
MM
Guru Parampara
MM
Mayavaram Mahadeva Pillai
BharatanatyamIndia
GEN 1Direct Shishyas(1)
GEN 2Grand Shishyas(2)
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Lineage Stats
2
Generations
3
Total Descendants
1
Direct Shishyas
1
Countries Reached
Lineage Overview
3Shishyas
Gen 133%
Gen 267%
- ✦This lineage is based in India.
- ✦Bharatanatyam is the primary style.
- ✦Avg. 2.0 students per direct shishya.
- ✦This lineage is 2 generations deep.
🪔 About
Mayavaram Mahadeva Pillai was a Bharatanatyam natyacharya who trained the Chennai guru S.K. Kameswaran in both Bharatanatyam and Carnatic vocal music — the grounding that let Kameswaran sing for his own pupils while performing nattuvangam, a combination few gurus of his generation carried.
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