Padma Subrahmanyam
Bharatanatyam Performer • Guru
76+
Years of Experience
1000+
Performances
12+
Students Taught
100+
Countries Performed
100+
Awards
3
Followers
About
Padma Subrahmanyam, born on February 4, 1943, in Madras (now Chennai), India, is a distinguished Indian classical Bharatanatyam dancer, research scholar, choreographer, teacher, Indologist, and author. Her parents, K. Subrahmanyam, a renowned filmmaker and freedom fighter, and Meenakshi Subrahmanyam, a music composer and lyricist, fostered an artistic…
Journey Timeline
Born — Born in Madras (now Chennai)
Arangetram — Debut performance
Began teaching dance — Started teaching at Nrityodaya at age 14
Received Padma Shri
Received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Received Nehru Award — From the Soviet Union
Received Padma Bhushan
Received Padma Vibhushan
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Awards & Honors
- Padma Shri
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- Nehru Award — Soviet Union
- Padma Bhushan
- Kalaimamani Award — Government of Tamil Nadu
- Kalidas Samman — Government of Madhya Pradesh
- Nada Brahmam — Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai
- Bharata Sastra Rakshamani — Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Kanchipuram
- Fukuoka Asian Cultural Prize — Japan
- Padma Vibhushan
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