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I, for my part, talked about how important I felt it was to be given a chance to speak and not be spoken for by others. These are, of course, comments that those of us who have encountered caste politics and other contexts are all too familiar with. The discussion took the usual turns: arguments were made that caste is not an issue in modern India, that “only hard work counts” and caste identity does not define opportunity, only skills do, etc. First, I quickly realised that on a panel about caste, every presenter-except me-was a Brahmin woman, and there was a male Brahmin moderator. But, sure enough, the event generated one shock after another for me. As someone who has participated in Chennai’s Bharatanatyam scene from the margins for more than two decades, I must admit that I was truly dumbfounded when the word “caste” was even mentioned in a space like this. We were taught music because without the sense of rythm or appreciation for music, one cannot keep rythm or get involved in the song, in order to express effectively while performing – so I believe there is a strong link where children that appreciate the musical aspects make better dancers than those that do not, generally speaking.In December 2019, perhaps in the wake of the #MeToo debates in India, I was invited to participate on a panel entitled “Caste, Gender, Privilege, and their Roles in the Bharatanatyam Landscape” as part of the Natyakala Conference, a generally conservative annual event held at Chennai’s Sri Krishna Gana Sabha. Does the children needs to know any language/Dance/ as a pre-requisite? Is is better they also learn karnatic music when they learn Bharathanatiyam?.This varies upon every child – anywhere between 3-9 years How long one needs to learn the lessons to go for Arangattram?.

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Minimum I would start is 4 plus years – ideally 4 yrs and 6 months to 5 yrs of age

What’s the minimum age to learn Bharathanatiyam? What’s the maximum age you teach?.

Shruti continues to perform internationally as a dancer and vocalist for Arangetrams. Her students are regular performers at public events and have won several music/dance competitions each year conducted by the Croydon Music Festival and Sivan Isai fine Arts (India). Shruti currently teaches Bharatanatyam and vocal music in London. Shruti started her own institution SANSKRITI: in 2000 in Minnesota, USA, and was successfully training over 60 pupils in both dance and music by 2003. She has provided vocal support for several arangetrams since 1995 in the UK and Europe. Shruti has to her credit several students of Mudralaya, who she taught and trained towards their arangetram since1995. She has worked with Mudralaya (UK), and was the lead female dancer in their production “Secret of Life”. Shruti participated in the Mahabalipuram festival in 1994. Between 19, she performed with the Dhananjayans in their acclaimed theatre productions Ramantakam, Sri Thyagaraja Vaibhavam and Bharatakalanjali’s Tasher Desh, which was a tribute to the Gurus by the students of Bharatakalanjali.

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Shruti also featured in the National Indian TV channel Doordarshan’s – Adal Arangam, a series dedicated to Indian dance. She featured in the December festival season at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Karthik Fine Arts, and Bharat Kalachar. While in Chennai, she won prizes at different inter school/collegiate cultural events and sabha competitions. Shruti completed her Arangetram in Bharatanatyam in 1993 in Chennai under the tutelage of Kala Acharyas Padmabhushan Srimathi Shanta and Sri VP Dhananjayan (Founders- Bharatakalanjali). She pursued further vocal training from Sangeeta Kalanidhi DK Pattammal in Chennai and continues her vocal training under the tutelage of Sri Rajkumar Bharathi. Shruti Sriram had her early training in Carnatic vocal from her grandmother Kalpakam Balasubrahmanian and in Bharatanatyam from her mother, Pushkala Gopal. On behalf of South Indians in Britain we spoke to Bharatanatyam & Carnatic Music teacher Shruti Sriram and she answered our questions as follows. South Indian parents wants to send their children to an orthodox karnatic music/ dance school. Many South Indians living in United Kingdom would like their children to learn Bharatanatyam & Carnatic Music in Britain. Learn Bharatanatyam & Carnatic Music in UKĭoes your children want to learn Bharatanatyam & Carnatic Music in UK?