Rama Vaidyanathan

Rama Vaidyanathan is a Bharatanatyam dancer and instructor based in New Delhi, and president of Ganesa Natyalaya. Born into a traditional South Indian family, she began learning classical dance at the age of six. She trained intensively under the legendary dancer Yamini Krishnamurthy and under guru Saroja Vaidyanathan, her mother-in-law, whom she came to study with after marrying C. V. Kamesh; she took on the responsibility of carrying the family dance tradition forward. She has toured and performed extensively across India and internationally, and her daughters, Dakshina and Sannidhi, are also trained dancers. Rama Vaidyanathan received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 2013 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2017.