Vani Ganapathy, dancer and interior designer, is grace personified. Initiated by her mother into the art of Bharathanatyam at the tender age of four, her first stage performance, 'Arangetram', was at seven under her first guru Smt. Rajalakshmi in Calcutta and there has been no looking back since then. She has been recognized as a 'Raj Bhavan Artiste' by the Governor of Maharashtra and has danced in honour of their majesties the king and queen of Nepal among others. After she won the Miss Teen Princess India, she went on to make her debut in the film world and later became an artist of distinction. For the past twenty years she has been learning from Guru Kalyana Sundaram of Rajarajeshwari Kala Mandir at Mumbai.

For her each day is a new day, she does not have any kind of routine or pattern, it is never like a 9 to 5 job. Vani Ganapathy runs a dance institution, 'Sanchari', where she trains enthusiastic and dedicated youngsters. She believes rhythm is in built into every human being, it's part of being born. The dance school has about 15 or 16 children presently. She also designs homes, giving interiors her intuitive sense of finesse and elegance. Though not an avid party-goer, she loves party cooking and playing golf. She pursues a variety of activities that are not time bound and which gives her the freedom to learn and enjoy.

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