About Guru
Ms. Jyothi Krithika. R is a pre-eminent Artist, Choreographer, Teacher and Nattuvanar. She ignited her passion for this artform at the age of 3. In her early stage, she started learning Vazhuvoor bani from Guru Smt. Yogeshwari and she completed her Arangetram at the age of 12. Later on, her curiosity to learn and diversify her knowledge in dance has lead towards Guru Smt. Himaja where she learnt the Dandayudapani Pillai bani.
Under her training she has done many Solo performances notably in Kartik Fine Arts, Bharat Kalachaar, Pollachi Tamizh Sangam, Chinnamelam Festival in Tanjore, Chidambram Natyanjali, Mylapore Fine Arts etc. In 2011, she was awarded as ‘Top Ten Dancer’ by ‘VDS Arts Academy’ for her Best Performance. She has also participated in a Jaya TV show ‘Thaka Dhimi Tha’. Some of her performances were even reviewed and appreciated in familiar news journals like The Hindu, Dinamalar etc.
Her dedicated work in this field has gained her several titles ‘Shubha Nritya Praveena’ ‘Natya Vibhushan’ and ‘Natya Aacharya’. She has completed her Arangetram in Nattuvangam too at the Music Academy under the Guidance of Dr. Ranjani Ghoshal in the esteemed presence of Dance exponent Ms. Divya Nayar. Apart from this, she excelled in the sports field Karate and represented Indian Karate Team at the World Karate Championship, which was held in Argentina and she won the Gold and Bronze Medal for India. She is a holder of 3nd Dan Black Belt and National Karate Referee too.
