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In the following graph, we listed some of the most famous Academies of Bharatnatyam, to see if the public is aware of these popular Bharatanatyam learning academies. This information is crucial to find out whether people are aware that they too learn Bhartranatyam from academies/training centers nearby their neighborhood. By assessing the graph we can find out that Sri Thyagraja college of music and dance is the most popular one as more than one-fourth (39.4% or 104 respondents) are aware of this college. Bharatanatyam Kafqa academy is the least popular one. A little less than one-fifth of the respondents did not know about any of these academies (17.9% or 47 respondents)

The following lists some of the most popular Bharatnatyam dancers in India. The data received can be used to roughly know how deep the public's knowledge about Bahratnatyam has grown to be in recent years. We can observe that Sri Devin is the most popular among the respondents as more than one-fourth of the respondents are aware of her (31.2%). Slightly more than one-fifth of the respondents were not aware of any of the following(22.3%) . This is still more than what we expected as the following mentioned names are also popular in not just the classical dance sector but films as well.

The following chart shows if the infamous mudras of Bharatnatyam are known by the public or not. More than one-fourth (35.7%) were not aware of any of the mudras which raise concerns about how these mudras that have remained interlinked with Indian culture and traditions for more than a millennium have yet not found a place among the common public's sphere of knowledge. However, it is reassuring to see that more than half were aware of some or the other mudras. 

One interesting observation is that Mushti mudra is the most popular among the mentioned ones. One reason for this may be the fact that this mudra which resembles a fist is also used in day-to-day life for referring to a fist formation as muthi.

 Arranging them from the most popular to the least can help as get a better grasp of the data - 

Mushthi - Araala- Artha patka - Kartari mukha- Shukhathunda and mayurakhyo

This question can help asses real-time reasons why people with disabilities are often constricted from going after their vision/goal by society. The most popular reason as per the respondents is that 'Their work may not be viewed the same as their peers '. This is true to some extent as we observe that people may have set double standards or may have already made a judgment about a disabled person's work/talent before actually viewing it. Other reasons believed by 21.1% and 26.3% are that they are not given adequate opportunities and societal constraints respectively. Social constraints may be communication difficulty, more patience required, etc. A little less than one-sixth of the respondents believed the reasons to be other than the ones mentioned in the question 

In this question all of the options are correct, and the answers received can help us analyze what the public thinks about 'Bharatanatyam'. To give an analysis -

• just slightly less than half believed Bharatanatyam to be a nonverbal way to express oneself. This is quite closely linked to the basis of our project of Bharatnatyam as a form of expression and expression has no boundaries.

• Approximately one-fifth believe that it is a dance form linked with heritage and culture. This shows public awareness about how Bharatanatyam is intertwined with Indian history, tradition, culture, and heritage

• a little less than one-fourth believe it is a dance form . .

This question can provide enormous help if one decides to do something towards encouraging and normalizing people with disabilities learning dance. The most popular option is holding competitions in this category. This aims at providing more opportunities and is indeed a needed step if we look at the drastic difference in the opportunities available to people with disabilities as compared to their peers. Promoting in schools, academies, and universities holds the second position, and implementing all of these steps has taken the third position in terms of popularity.