Master’s in Performing Arts (Dance)
Jain (Deemed-to-be University)
The Artiste & Teacher
About the Guru
Natya Suputri Vidushi Tejaswini S is a Bharatanatyam artiste and teacher, and the daughter of Smt. Usha N and Sri Srinivasa N. She is a disciple of Guru Vidushi Smt. Komala Raghavendra and Guru Vidushi Smt. Padmaja Jayaram, whose teaching has shaped both her dancing and the way she passes the art on.
With more than twenty years of training in Bharatanatyam and a Master’s in Performing Arts (Dance) from Jain (Deemed-to-be University), her journey has moved between the classroom and the festival stage, between solo performance and ensemble productions, and through it all she has continued to teach. Swayambhu Nritya Sadhana is where she now shares that experience with students of her own.
Parampara
Lineage & Training
Her first steps in Bharatanatyam were taken at Karana, the institution run by Guru Smt. Shubha Dhananjay. Her foundational training came under Guru Vidushi Smt. Komala Raghavendra in the Thanjavur Bani. She later trained under Guru Vidushi Padmaja Jayaram at Sri Naatya Kalaarpana Nritya Kendra in the Pandanallur Bani, giving her grounding in two of the art form’s great stylistic traditions.
Her Master’s studies at Jain University widened that foundation further, under a distinguished faculty.
First steps
Karana
Institution run by Guru Smt. Shubha Dhananjay
Foundational training
Guru Vidushi Smt. Komala Raghavendra
Thanjavur Bani
Advanced training
Sri Naatya Kalaarpana Nritya Kendra
Guru Vidushi Padmaja Jayaram · Pandanallur Bani
Post-graduate study
Jain (Deemed-to-be University)
Master’s in Performing Arts (Dance)
At Jain University, under
- Guru Dr. Soundarya Srivatsa
- Vidushi Sheela Chandrashekar
- Dr. Padmini Sridhar
- Vidushi Deepti Radhakrishna
- Dr. Vidya Rao
- Dr. Priyashri Rao
- Dr. Shobha Shashikumar
- Guru Vidya Ravishankar
- Dr. Mala Shashikant
Credentials
Certification
Post-Graduate Certification in Bharatanatyam
Dr. Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University
Madhyama Purna Grade in Bharatanatyam
Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai
Junior Grade in Carnatic Music
Karnataka State Board
Nattuvangam Workshop
With Guru Madurai R. Muralidharan
Teaching
Currently
- Kalasangama Dance Academy
- Janani Vidya Mandir School, Ullal
- Chitra Academy, Basaveshwaranagar
Previously
- Dance Instructor, Rakt Studio, Shivanahalli
- Full-time faculty, Venkat International Public School
Recognition
Awards & Honours
Other honours
Natya Acharya Ratna
Dheemantha Kannadathi Rajya Prashasti
Natya Kalakar Puraskaara
Suvarna Karnataka Kalotsava Award
Bharata Seva Ratna
State-Level Janapada Kala Ratna
Karnataka Kala Ratna
Nalwadi Krishnarajendra Sadbhavana Award
Kannada Ratna
Natya Suputri Award
Athyuthama Kala Seva Ratna
Suvarna Kannada Rajyotsava Prashasti
Kannada Seva Ratna Prashasti
International Vanita Prashasti
State-Level Basavashri Award
Nritya Madhuri Award
International Kavya Shree Prashasti
Bala Saraswathi
Stage
Performances
Milestone Recital
Solo debut · Pratibha · 21 March 2024 · Shukra Auditorium
- Hampi Utsava
- Mysuru Dasara
- Bengaluru Shatavaibhava
- Kadambari Kalakshetra Utsava
- Vande Bharatam Dance Festival
- Alvas Virasat 2024
- Karur Natyanjali 2026
- Kalaparva
- Bal Bhavan
- 70th Organic Santhe
- Udupi Rajangana Sabha & Madhwa Mantapa
- Kolluru Swarnamukhi Mantapa
Dance Productions
Productions
18 Days: The Dusk of an Era
Prabhat Arts International
A Mahabharata dance musical, staged at Bharat Bhavan (Bhopal), Jakkur Grounds, Meenakshi Rangmanch, Doddakalsandra and PCPA Konanakunte.
Govardhana Leela
Prabhat Arts International
Staged at Sathya Sai Grama Ashrama, Bharat Bhavan (Bhopal) and Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bengaluru.
Ramanuja Charitam
Karthi’s Performing Arts
Srinivasa Kalyana
A key member of the Master’s examination production.
A Dance for Peace and Love
Sahachari Group
Muttu Bandide Keri
Sneha Kappanna & Srinivas Kappanna, with Bhramari Repertoire
A production on the saint-poet Kanaka Dasa. Premiered at Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bengaluru, and toured Tumakuru, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Ilkal, Raichur, Sindhanur, Ballari and FKCCI Bengaluru.
International Conference, Bosch Learning Centre
With Bhramari Repertoire
A performance for an international conference.
Shishyas
Student Achievements
Her students, the “Swayambians”, have begun to earn recognition of their own.
- Kala Ratna
- Nritya Prathiba
- Little Star of Karnataka
- Natya Kalajyothi