Kanaka Srinivasan is an Indian classical dancer and one of the leading exponents of the classical dance form of

Bharat Natyam ''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.< ...

. She is a disciple of

Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiyah Pillai Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai (1910–1991) was an Indian Bharatanatyam dance teacher and choreographer. Early life Vazhuvoor Bagyathammal Ramaiah Pillai was born in 1910 to Parthiban and Bagyathammal in Vazhuvoor. He learned the arts of Nattuva ...

and is aligned with Vazhuvur tradition of the dance form. She is a recipient of the

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IAST: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recogni ...

of 1998. The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

, in 2006, for her contributions to Indian classical dance.

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* * * * Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts Year of birth missing (living people) Indian classical choreographers Indian female classical dancers Bharatanatyam exponents Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Indian women choreographers 20th-century Indian dancers 20th-century Indian women artists {{India-bio-stub

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