Dance ನೃತ್ಯ
Bharatanatyam
Since the age of six, under Guru Savitha Arun at Nruthyopasana.
Her guru and school
Guru Savitha Arun has taught her since she was six, at Nruthyopasana.
“Bharatanatyam taught me body language, facial expressions, rhythm and storytelling.”
Her happiest pieces
The Vasantha and Hindola jathiswarams.
Asked which pieces she loves most, she named these two. They make her feel happy, she said, and the adavus have josh.
Mudras
Her hands from the day, each beside a single line traced from the same photograph.
Pataka
The flag
Crossed hands, fingers open
Hands joined above her head
Movement
Music ಸಂಗೀತ
Carnatic vocal
Under Vidushi Asha Jagdeesh.
She sings in Kannada, English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. At her school arts festival, Kalaa Kalarava, she won second prize in singing in grade six.