Honors
2010 - Production: Jhansi Rani Saptham in
Mohiniyattam (Story of Queen Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi)
2009- Honored by OHMKARAM, Greater St. Louis, USA
2005- Awarded the title Kalaratna "Vallathol
Puraskar" by KALADARPANAM, Kerala
2005- Dance Omi International Dance Collective
Residency, New York, USA
2002- Recognized as Ambassador for Global Peace
through Art and Culture by Indian Junior Chamber of Commerce
2002- Honored by SPIC-MACAY, Kochi Chapter
1997&1994- Recognized as the Best Mohiniyattam
Dancer of the year by NANA, for her Indian National Television Network
(Doordarshan)performance
1993- Recognized as "Artist of the Year" by "THE
HINDU", India's National Newspapers, for her performance in SOORYA Music
and Dance Festival
1990- Upgraded as A+ Grade Artist of National
Television Network (Doordarshan)
1989- Acknowledged by
SPIC-MACAY and was included
into their panel of performers
1989- Acknowledged by Kendra Sangeeth Natak
Academy and was inducted into their panel of performers
1987- "A grade artist" of Doordatrsan(Youngest A
Grade Artist)
1985- Achieved National Scholarship from Kendra
Sangeeth Natak Academy, New Delhi, Govt. of India
1985- Acknowledged by
Doordarshan, National Television Network in India
and was included into their panel of
performing artists
Lectures and demonstrations and teaching
experiences
1998..Present
Runs and manages NRITYAKSHETRA St Louis
Chapter in USA
1994..1997
Mohiniyattam teacher at Kerala
Kalalayam, Tripunithura
1991..1993
Mohiniyattam teacher at Nrithyagram,
Dance Village, Bangalore, INDIA
1993
Lecture Demo SOORYA Trivandrum, INDIA
1989..1990
Lecture Demo SPIC MACAY, New Delhi,
INDIA
1983..1990
Mohiniyattam teacher at Kerala
Kalalayam, Tripunithura
1981..1987
Many Lecture Demo, on behalf of SPIC
MACAY New Delhi,(touring most part of south and north India), Arangu
Kottayam, Kerala fine Arts Society Kochi, Noopuram Fine arts school
Kannur and many dance institutions (assisting Late Kalamandalam
Kalyanikkuttyamma & Guru Sreedevi Rajan)
1979..1992
Leading dancer for Kerala Kalalayam,
Tripunithura, by performing for the institution, in most part of India
1991
Lecture Demo, together with Late Kalamandalam Kalyanikkuttyamma, and
Smt. Sreedevi Rajan, at Krishna Gana Sabha (Madras)
1990
Lecture Demo ICCR, New Delhi, INDIA
1989
Lecture Demo SPIC MACAY, Rajasthan, INDIA
1989
Documentary Film on Mohiniyattam by
Kalamandalam Kalyanikkuttyamma by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the
Arts or IGNCA
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