S. Narmada (22 September 1942 ? 30 March 2007) popularly known as Guru Narmada was a Bharatanatyam exponent and teacher from Karnataka , India . She received several awards including Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy Award, Rajyotsava Prashasti and Shantala Natya Sri Award.

Biography [ edit ]

S. Narmada was born on 22 September 1942 in Bangalore , Karnataka. She received her basic training in dance from V. S. Kaushik. ^[1] As a prominent disciple of K. P. Kittappa Pillai , she had practiced Tanjavur style of Bharatanatyam under his tutelage for more than two decades. ^[2]

An excellent teacher of Bharatanatyam, Narmada started the Shakuntala Dance School in Bangalore in 1978 in memory of her mother, and has trained many nationally recognized dancers. ^[1] Her disciples include Lakshmi Gopalaswamy , Manju Bhargavi , Sathyanarayan Raju, Nirupama Rajendra , Malathi Iyengar, Praveen and Anuradha Vikranth. ^[3]

Narmada died of a heart attack in Bangalore on 30 March 2007 at the age of 64. ^{[3] [1]}

Awards and honors [ edit ]

• Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2006 ^[2]
• Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy Award 1998 ^[2]
• Rajyotsava Prashasti 1996 ^[2]
• Best Teacher Award of the Madras Music Academy 1992 ^[2]
• Shantala Natya Sri Award 2001 from the Government of Karnataka ^[4]
• Bestow Award from the Karnataka Cultural Association, California ^[1]

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