Padma Vibhusan For Padma Subrahmanyam For Reviving Forgotten Elements of Bharatanatyam

CHENNAI, (IANS) – Renowned artist Padma Subrahmanyam, known for reviving many forgotten elements of Bharatanatyam including ancient temple dance forms, was honored with the Padma Vibhushan award on April 22.

Padma the eminent Bharatanatyam artist was born in Chennai on February 4, 1943. Her mother, Meenakshi was a proficient dancer and her father K. Subrahmanyam was a renowned scholar of Indian art and culture.

She has done extensive research in the field of Bharatanatyam.

Padma was a professor and head of the Department of Indian Music at Madras University and holds a PhD in dance. She has authored numerous research papers and publications on Indian classical dance and conducted lectures and workshops on dance across the globe.

She has also developed a unique form of dance notation called Sapta Talas which facilitates the preservation and transmission of dance forms.

She has been conferred with the Padma Shri, and Padma Bhushan awards earlier.