Pavithra Srinivasan is an internationally acclaimed exponent of Bharatanaatyam - an ancient classical dance form of South India. Having learnt from a number of eminent teachers, she continues her advanced training from the internationally renowned dancing couple “Naatyacharyas” Smt and Sri V.P Dhananjayan , and “Padma Bhushan” Smt Kalanidhi Narayanan. Pavithra has given nearly 200  performances organized by various prestigious cultural organizations in India, USA, and Canada. The first ever CD ROM on Indian classical dance, released world wide, has featured her extensively.

She has also been honoured with various awards from established cultural institutions in India. Some of them are:

1.      “ Smt Balasaraswati Trust Award for Best Danseuse” by The Krishnaganasabha
2.      “M.G. Ramachandran Music Academy Award for Best Talented Danseuse” by The Music Academy
3.      Conferred the title of “Yuva Kala Bharathi” by Bharat Kalachar.
4.      Scholarships from Govt . of India and Govt. Tamil Nadu.

Pavithra is on the faculty of the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam (an Institute of Vedic Studies and Sanskrit), Saylorsburg, PA where she teaches Bharatanaatyam and Vedic Heritage.  She also established The Institute of Dance and Cultural Heritage of India in Plainsboro, New Jersey. She shares the rich cultural and spiritual heritage of Vedic India as she continues to perform and teach at many centers in India and abroad. She also  gives lectures and demonstrations on Bharatanaatyam at various premier universities in the United States.

A recent landmark project of  Pavithra in 2007 was to bring out in dance form, a suitable theme from the Vedic Heritage Curriculum, a programme envisioned by Pujya Swamiji Sri Dayananda Saraswati of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam. Arsha Vidya Gurukulam is an Institute for the study of Vedanta , Sanskrit, Yoga and other Indian cultural disciplines like Ayurveda, Astrology, Classical Indian Music, and Classical Indian Dance . 

This  Vedic Heritage  programme gives an insight into the vision of the Vedas and imparts the rich cultural,spiritual and spiritual wisdom of  our Vedic heritage to the children and even adults. The programme  consists of introduction and importance of prayers, some slokas to perform a simple puja followed by interesting Panchatantra stories of profound truths and message. The inaugural presentation of this unique programme was given in the presence of Pujya Swamiji Sri Dayananda Saraswati in Arsha Vidya Gurukulam , Saylorsburg , PA. It was very well received and won critical acclaim. Pavithra has now embarked on a tour of the United States and India to present this Vedic Heritage Programme.

The event is free and open to all.

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