About Gayathri
Gayathri, a trained and certified Bharatanatyam teacher, started her lessons in Bharatanatyam at 5 years old with her mother Mrs. Chandrika Narayanamurthi, who completed her post graduation in 1971 from Kalakshetra under Mrs Sarada Hoffman.
Her mother's structured mentorship, disciplined environment & rigorous training, provided Gayathri a strong foundation for her future endeavors in the art form. Gayathri later became a disciple of Mr. Hariharan and Mrs. Pramila Hariharan who are graduates from Kalakshetra college of fine arts. They are Disciples of Padma Bhushan Smt. Shantha and Sri. VP Dhananjayan of Bharata Kalanjali.
The Hariharian's collaborated with luminaries such as Adyar Shri. Lakshman and Unni Krishnan. They founded Abhinaya Nritta Patasala school of dance to propagate the traditional art form. Under their expert guidance, Gayathri mastered its complex rhythms, expressive abhinaya (expressions), and intricate footwork. She performed her Arangetram in the year 1999.
Gayathri's performances were well recognized in her school where she participated in various dance competitions. She has also performed across Tamil Nadu and Malaysia. Her recent performances in India were in Mookamabikai temple, Kollure, Mangalore, Karnataka, in Mardeeshwara temple, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, in Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore, Chennai, and in Sri Sarvasakthi Vinayagar Temple, KK Nagar, Chennai which was appreciated by audiences in both the states.
Her passion to share & teach the art with the world led her to found Nrityeśwarra - school of dance. The name means "Lord of Dance" in Sanskrit. Here she endeavors to teach both children & adults the art of Bharatanatyam and spread the joy of dance.
She is a Veena artist, having begun her training in early childhood, and continues to learn through online classes from her guru, Mrs. Shamla Lakshmanan of Besant Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Gayathri is also pursuing vocal music training online under Dr. Murali Parthsarathy, a doctorate in vocal music, renowned singer, and music composer.
In addition, she is learning Nattuvangam online from Dr. Ranjani Ghoshal at Sangeetha Salangai Natyalaya / Kalai Arivi. Dr. Ranjani, conferred the title Palkalivani in 2014, is a respected Nattuvangam exponent who has trained over 300 students worldwide and conducted numerous global workshops on Thalam, Nattuvangam, and Choreography. She is also an accomplished vocalist with national and state awards for playback and title track singing.
Academically, Gayathri is a graduate in Bsc Computer science from Hindustan college of arts and science Chennai. Her successful & progressive corporate career spans 17 years in Dubai & India for MNC companies.
