Manjula Ramaswamy
Manjula Ramaswamy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 March 1958 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Bharatanatyam dancer and dance teacher |
| Spouse | Ramaswamy Iyer |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | V.S. Ramamoorthy and Rajalakshmi Ramamoorthy |
| Awards | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2022) |
Manjula Ramaswamy is a bharathanatyam dancer and dance teacher from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. Together with her father, she started a dance academy called Sri Rama Natak Niketan in Hyderabad. She received many awards and honors including the Ugadi Puraskar from the Andhra Pradesh government and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2022.
Biography
[edit]Manjula Ramaswamy was born on 28 March 1958 in Vishmanapettai village in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, to Bharatanatyam dancer and dance teacher V.S. Ramamoorthy and Rajalakshmi Ramamoorthy.[1] She started learning dance under her father at the age of eight.[1]
She joined Hyderabad Central University to study dance and completed her studies with a gold medal in Bharatanatyam.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Manjula married Ramaswamy Iyer at the age of 21, and the couple have two daughters.[2] She lives in Hyderabad now.[3]
Career
[edit]Manjula became a dance teacher at the age of ten.[3] Together with her father V.S. Ramamurthy, Manjula started a dance academy called Sri Rama Natak Niketan in Hyderabad.[4][5] She is the director of the institution now.[1] As a Bharatanatyam teacher, she has trained more than 3000 students.[1]
Her dance production, Deepa Tarangini, performed on brass plates and upside-down clay pots, holding small brass pots on their heads and holding lit candles in their hands, is notable.[6] The Sri Rama Natak Niketan institute has been performing Deepa Tarangini since 1980.[6]
Manjula is an empanelled bharathanatyam artist of Indian Council for Cultural Relations.[7]
Awards and honors
[edit]Manjula Ramaswamy is a recipient of the Ugadi Puraskar from the Andhra Pradesh government and the Nritya Kalasagar Puraskar from Kalasagar.[1] The Sangeet Natak Akademi has honoured Manjula Ramaswamy with the 2022 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for her contributions to Bharatanatyam.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2022 and 2023" (PDF). Press information bureau, Government of India.
- ^ "Manjula Teacher Holds Special Place In Students Hearts - Natyahasini". 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ a b c Mary, S. B. Vijaya (2024-03-13). "Manjula Ramaswamy conferred with the Sangeet Natak Akademi award". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ J, Bansari trivedi (2018-12-20). "For her dance is divine". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Mary, S. B. Vijaya (2017-10-04). "Sri Rama Nataka Niketan and the classical G-7". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ a b Sharma, Swati (2012-12-01). "Jamming with bhajans". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ "Manjula Ramaswamy | Official website of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Government of India". www.iccr.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-01-27.