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THE LEGENDARY GURUS
THE LEGENDARY GURUS
The Gurus of Sri Rajarajeswari Bharatha Natya Kala Mandir
Sri Rajarajeshwari Bharatha Nayta Kala Mandir in Mumbai, India was founded by Guru. Sri. A.T. Govindraj Pillai and his wife Smt. Karunalbal in 1945. Later, his father-in-law Bharatha Vidwan Sri. T.P. Kuppiah Pillai and his sons, Guru Sri. T.K. Mahalingam Pillai and Guru Sri. K. Kalyanasundaram joined them. The Rajarajeshwari gurus have an illustrious lineage of ancestors dating back more than two centuries. The lineage includes Sri Venkatakrishna Nattuvanar who was patronized by the Maratha king Serfogi II of Thanjavur, Sri Veeraswamy Nattuvanar and his sister Chinnapar Ammal, Sri Panchapakesa Nattuvanar, who was the Samasthana Vidwan of Thanjavur and Ramanathapuram courts and was honored by the royal houses of Baroda and Mysore. Adept in Abhinaya, Sri Panchapakesa Nattuvanar is credited with compiling the “Abhinaya Navaneetham”, a monumental treatise in Tamil language. Today, Rajarajeshwari Kala Mandir is a premier institution in Mumbai. Samhita’s Guru Smt. Sudha Chandrasekhar is the celebrated, senior most student of this esteemed institution.
HINDU TEMPLE RHYTHMS (HTR)
HINDU TEMPLE RHYTHMS (HTR)
Nritya Sudha’s Hindu Temple Rhythms (HTR) is a non-profit organization founded in 1958 by Sudha Chandrasekhar's parents, Smt. Jaya and Sri Vaitheeswara Doraiswamy in Mumbai, India. They created this organization for their only daughter, Sudha. HTR is known for classical Indian dance and music not just in Michigan, but throughout the artistic community in the U.S., Canada and India. HTR celebrated its diamond jubilee in 2018. Sudha Chandrasekhar, the moving spirit behind the organization has spent more than 70 years in the study, performance and promotion of the sacred dances and music of India. HTR presents more than 30 performances a year featuring its students. ‘Tandav’, a production during Mahashivaratri, has been a regular offering since 1996. Until now, Nritya Sudha has presented 115 students in Arangetrams, their formal dance debuts. Today, HTR proudly presents Samhita Saishivani Rama in its 116th Arangetram.
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