About Us
The team comes from diverse backgrounds with a plethora of skills ranging from different areas such as Strategic Management Consulting, Technology, Supply Chain, Marketing, Medicine, Art, Mythology, Film, Content Development, & Psychology.
Vidyakala – A Unit of Natanam Charitable Trust is committed to digitize the time-tested ancient traditions of Indian Culture, simultaneously exploring interpretations of the Performing Arts, Music other Art Forms & Mythology.
Dr Raksha Karthik
Founder
Dr. Raksha Karthik, an exponent of Vazhavur style of Bharatnatyam started learning the art of dancing at the age of seven, She has been trained in the advance forms of Abhinaya or the expressional techniques in Indian dance by Guru B. Bhanumathi and Guru Sheela Chandrashekhar at Nritya Kalamandiram.
She completed her Bachelors in Dental Surgery from R V Dental College in 2005 with honours, Having won several awards and accolades for Bharathanatyam, Raksha is known for her unique teaching techniques in classical form of dance. She balances her time between Dental Practice, managing family and running her Dance School. She runs Natanam School of Dance in Bangalore, imparting her knowledge and performs with her disciples regularly.
Bharadwaj Dayanidhi
Head – R & D
Bharadwaj has about 15+ Years of experience in Perming Art & Drama and holds a Masters in Arts – Dance from Jain University and a Master’s in Drama from Bangalore University.
Hailing from a family of artists Guru Sri Devaraju has been pursuing the traditional art form of Bharatanatyam under the tutelage of the eminent guru Karnataka Kalashri Smt. B Bhanumati and Prof. Sheela Chandraskekhar.
Over the years he has also had the fortune of honing his skills under the tutelage of legendary gurus such as Padmashree Adayar K Lakshman, Smt Braga Bessel, Shri Kandaswamy Shankar, Professor. C V Chandrasekhar.
Sri Devaraju B V has received various citations and awards like the Yuva Prathibe award from the department of Kannada and Culture. He holds the prestigious state and Central Government scholarship for Bharatanatyam and is also the first candidate to receive the U S Krishna Rao and Smt. Chandrabhagadevi Memorial Scholarship. Sri Devaraju has had the honor of performing at various prestigious platforms like the music academy Chennai, Bengaluru Ganeshothsava, Nritya Bharati Ahemdabad, The Hampi Utsav, The Madekeri Dussara Utsav, The Bangalore International Festival, ISCON Bramhotsava, The Centenary celebrations at IISc Bngalore, TTD Programs, Shankara Channel Programs, The Natraja Utsava Bangalore to name a few.
He has dedicated himself whole heartedly and purposefully to this ancient dance form playing various roles of being a par excellence teacher, a creative choreographer, and a skillful performer. His passion for the subject and sensitivity towards society inspired him to conceptualize the ‘Kalaayana Trust’ which not only imparts Bharatnatyam training to young aspiring artists but also works for the charitable cause of helping senior citizens, orphanages and others in need.
Apart from being a dancer par excellence, Sri Bharadwaj Dayanidhi B V has keenly explored other art forms including Carnatic Music and acting. He is currently part of the Roopantara Theater Team and has acted in several movies like BulBul, Vardhana, Rajaratha, Uddishya, Ramadhanya, MMCH, Karshanam. He has also acted is various serials like Raghavendra vaibhava, Har- Har mahadev, Raghavendra mahime , Megha Mayuri to name a few.
He was the voice behind Vasudeva Krishna of Mahabharata Kannada and Voice of Lord Rama of Seetheya Rama serials aired in Star Suvarna Kannada.
Contact:
Natanam Charitable Trust (Darpan ID: KA/2024/0429687)
Address: No 784, 9th Main Road, 3rd Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru 560 060
Email: namaste@natanam.org.in
Phone: +91 82777 11777