Snigdha Venkataramani

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Snigdha Venkataramani is an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, teacher, and Carnatic vocalist. She received over three decades of training in Bharatanatyam under the tutelage of the world-renowned Guru Padmabhushan Dr. Saroja Vaidyanathan at Ganesa Natyalaya, New Delhi. She also had the opportunity to be trained by internationally acclaimed performer Ms. Rama Vaidyanathan. Her Carnatic music training spans over two decades, learning from veteran vocalists including Padmabhushan Guru Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana, Sh. K. Vageesh and Smt. K. Sudha, Smt. Sarada Subramanian, and Guru Smt Radhakrishna. She is currently under the tutelage of the Carnatica Brothers (Sh. K.N. Shashikiran and Chitravina P. Ganesh). Venkataramani began learning Bharatanatyam at the age of four and later became a teaching staff member at Ganesa Natyalaya. She is also proficient in Nattuvangam (conducting recitals on cymbals) and music composition for dance. She has performed at prestigious festivals in India and abroad, including the Khajuraho festival in India, International Delphic Games in Kuching, Malaysia, and the IAZ Gruezi festival in Zurich, Switzerland. She has choreographed several solo and group dances, such as Varna Sankeerna, Prakritim Vandanam, and Shikshaa. Snigdha Venkataramani founded the "Laya Dhwani Academy" in Fremont, California, where she imparts training to numerous disciples. The academy has successfully conducted several arangetrams for dance and music students. She is also a dance curator, notably for the "Sanchari" series, which focuses on rare abhinaya pieces. Her contributions to the arts have been recognized with several awards, including the Rajiv Gandhi National Award for Unity and the Smaran Kala Spoorthi award. Awards & Honours: Rajiv Gandhi National Award for Unity, Delphic Golden Award, The Aryabhatta Award, Master Artist recipient for the Alliance for California Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, Smaran Kala Spoorthi (2024), Junior Scholarship, Graded artist.