Soundarya Srivathsa

  Soundarya is a much sought after Bharathanatyam dancer in her genre. Having been nurtured under the able guidance of guru Smt. Narmada from the tender age of six, Soundarya has come a long way in carving a niche for herself with a distinct style of Abhinaya and Nritya. She has learnt the advanced aspects in Bharathanatyam from guru Kum. B. Bhanumathi.

She performed her Rangapravesham in the year 1989 and has completed the Vidwath Examination. She did her Masters in Dance from Bangalore University where she bagged the first rank in the Department of Dance, Drama and Music.

Currently, she is the recipient of the National Government Scholarship awarded by the Department of Culture, Government of India. Soundarya has travelled extensively to the USA and the Netherlands and has left a lasting aesthetic impression over the audience, with rave reviews and write-ups in the foreign media.

Aparna Vaidyanathan

An approved 'A' Grade artist of Doordarshan and of I.C.C.R., Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
She has passed junior and senior examinations in Bharatnatyam and is now preparing for her Vidwath under the able guidance of Guru Narmada, the founder of Shakuntala Nrityalaya.

She has perfomed extensively in India, USA and Canada. Aparna is also an actress. She has acted in a Telugu film 'Sundarkanda' and is presently shooting for tele serials.

As a mark of appreciation for excellence in acting, she has been honoured with Best Actress Awards from prestigious organisations like Kala Sagar, and Peerless Film and T.V. Awards (Hyderabad). She also choreographs dance ballets.

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