Meenakshi Srinivasan

Meenakshi Srinivasan (born 11 June 1971) is an Indian classical dancer and choreographer, and an exponent of the Pandanallur style of Bharatnatyam.

She has performed at the annual international dance festival of the Madras Music Academy, the SIFAS Festival of Indian Classical Music and Dance in Singapore, and the Musee Guimet in Paris. She received the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar from Sangeet Natak Akademi in 2011.

In addition Srinivasan is a professional architect and runs a boutique architectural practice called Calm Studio in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Early life and training Born on 11 June 1971, in Chennai, Srinivasan received her training in Bharatanatyam first under Venkatachalapathy of Kalakshetra then later under Alarmel Valli.

Career and notable performances She has been featured at important sabhās in South India, such as the Madras Music Academy, Krishna Gana Sabha. and the Margazhi Festival.

She has performed in dance festivals in other parts of the country including Bangalore Habba, the Shilparaman Dance Festival, the Swaralaya Festival and the Nishagandhi Festival. the Singapore Repertory Theatre in Singapore; Ramli Ibrahim's Sutra Dance Theatre in Malaysia, the Young Masters Festival in London, England, She has also performed in Holland and Belgium.

Awards She has received several honours in appreciation of her work. She has been acclaimed for her energy and inner power and the "measured brilliance" of her "nritta (pure dance), nritya (expressive dance) and natya (drama)"

Srinivasan was awarded the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar of Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, in 2011 for her notable talent in the field of Bharatanatyam.