Anita Ratnam:-
She is the founder-director of Arangham Trust, set up in 1992 in Chennai, here she also founded Arangham Dance Theatre, a performance company in 1993 and in 2000 she created www.narthaki.com, an Indian dance portal. Over the years, she has received numerous awards and recognition for her work in the performing arts in India and abroad as a choreographer, scholar and cultural activist.
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Awards:-
Nritya Choodamani(1996) by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai
Kalaimamani (1998) for Dance Research by Govt. of Tamilnadu
Media Achievement award (1991) by National Organisation of women in New York
Mahatma Gandhi Award for Cultural Harmony (1986) US
Kalaimamani (1998) for Dance Research by Govt. of Tamilnadu
Media Achievement award (1991) by National Organisation of women in New York
Mahatma Gandhi Award for Cultural Harmony (1986) US
Lalithakalaratna (2003) by Sri Lalithakala Academy Foundation Trust
( Inc.),Mysore,
2003.
Natya Ratna (2003) by Sri Shanmukhananda Sangeeta Sabha, New Delhi
Natya Ratna (2003) by Sri Shanmukhananda Sangeeta Sabha, New Delhi
Education and training
Anitha Rathnam had her initial dance training under Bharatanatyam guru, Adyar K. Lakshman and later went to Rukmini Devi Arundale's 'Kalakshetra' for advanced training and earned a Post graduate diploma in Dance. She trained inBharatanatyam as well as Kathakali and Mohiniattam, the classical dances of Kerala.
