Maithry and Manasa
A talented duo
Maithry and Manasa are very talented dancers and sisters
too. They hail from the family of the Haridasas, whose contributions
in the field of philosophy, art, culture and music are well
known. They are the granddaughters of 'Nadagandharva', the
late Dr. T V Karigiri Achar who penned all his kritis under
the name of Sreenidhi Vithala.
Maithry
 She
is one of the talented dancers of Bangalore. At a very young
age she was interested in dance. Her mother Bhageerathi, an
experienced dancer, nurtured Maithry's interest. Later, Premakumari
and Shakuntala R. Prabhat guided Maithry in Bharatnatyam. Maithry
has passed the Senior dance examination conducted by the Government
of Karnataka. She has performed in several dance ballets and
various dance competitions conducted by several organisations
of the State. Presently, she is being trained under the able
guidance of B Banumathi.
Manasa
Like her sister, she too is a gifted dancer. Her mother
Bhageerathi kindled her interest in dance and moulded her in
the right way. She has participated in the dance drama, 'Buddhamitra'
directed by M C Venkatesh of Doordarshan. She has performed
in various international dance ballets.
Manasa has also learnt classical Carnatic music.
Manju Bhargavi
Kuchupudi
Dancer, Cinema Artiste.
 Manju
Bhargavi gave her first Kuchipudi performance at the age of
5, training under Guru Vempatti Chinna
Satyam, imbibing and perfecting difficult and intricate
features of Kuchipudi. Forming her own troupe in 1978, she
has given over 2000 performances around the world, in Canada,
USA, Malaysia, Kenya, etc., including on national television.
Internationally famous musical film 'Shankarabharanam' is
a feather in her cap. She is the Chairperson of Kuchipudi
Syllabus Committee of Dance exams in Karnataka. She also runs
a dance school in Bangalore with about 40 students. She has
conducted two Dance Festivals and is working to start a Kuchipudi
Research Centre in Bangalore. Some of her numerous
award winning performances were at Kuchipudi Festivals in
Calcutta (1986), in Nagpur (1989), dance festivals in Bangalore,
Madras, Delhi, etc.
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