Aishwarya Warrier is a

Mohiniyattam ''Mohiniyattam'' is an Indian classical dance form originating from the state of Kerala. The dance gets its name from Mohini – the female enchantress avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu, who helps the devas prevail over the asuras using h ...

dancer, art educator, choreographer, and researcher. Born in

Calicut Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

, Kerala, Ayswaria grew up in

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and later settled in

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. She was initiated into the art of Indian classical dance at the age of five by her mother, Sreebala Menon. As a child, Ayswaria was also a voice over artist, working under the guidance of her father, Mukundan Menon, who was a speaker and script writer at the Films Division of India. Subsequently, Ayswaria trained in the two styles of

Bharatanatyam ''Bharatanatyam'' is a Indian classical dance form that came from Tamil Nadu, India. It is a classical dance form recognized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas of Hinduism and Jainism.< ...

and

under eminent Gurus such as Dr. Sucheta Bhide Chapekar, Udyogamandal Vikraman, and Kalamandalam Saraswathi. Ayswaria learnt the finer aspects of netrabhinaya from Margi Usha, and she obtained guidance in Sopana Sangeetham under

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan (IAST: ''Padma Bhūṣaṇa'', lit. 'Lotus Decoration') is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 Januar ...

Kavalam Narayana Panicker Kavalam Narayana Panikkar (1 May 1928 – 26 June 2016) was an Indian dramatist, theatre director, and poet. He has written over 26 Malayalam plays, many adapted from classical Sanskrit drama and Shakespeare, notably Kalidasa's ''Vikramorvasiy ...

. She is the artistic director of Nrityodaya School of Classical Dance, Vadodara, Gujarat and the Director at Ayswaria's Institute for Creative Expression (A I C E), Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Career

2019- 2021- Aishwarya Warrier was the Regional Director for

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi is a premier government-funded arts organization in India. It is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Culture. History The Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts was ...

(IGNCA), Regional Centre, Vadodara. In the year 2016, Aishwarya Warrier directed and produced a Mohiniyattam dance film titled, “Nilima – beyond the blue…. an exploration”, which is based on a sublime poem by renowned author and musicologist, Mali Madhavan Nair.

Notable dance performances

Indo Bhutan Friendship – 50 years celebrations (ICCR Tour to Bhutan), Paju Book Festival, South Korea; Soorya Festival Tour to UAE &, Festival Of India at Moscow, St. Petersburg and Pskov in Russia (ICCR Tour).

References

External links

Khajuraho Dance Festival- 21th February 2021 , Culture Department Madhya Pradesh

Mohiniyattom performance by Aishwarya Warrier , MediaoneTV Live

Chat with dancer Ayshwarya Warrier , Manorama News
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