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 Among
the outstanding Bharatnatyam dancers of today, Dr Padma
Subrahmanyam through her enchanting performances has a
special place in the minds of classical dance lovers. Born
to late K. Subrahmanyam and Meenakshi, the creative dancer
and choreographer, has revived mono-acting technique (Banika
style) through Krishnaya Tubhyam Namaha, Ramaya Tubhyam
Namaha, Jaya Jaya Sankara and other productions. She has
given several solo and group presentations (including dance
dramas) such as Meenakshi Kalyanam, Viralimalai Kuravanji
and Vande Mataram (specially produced for the Golden
Jubilee of India's Independence).
 Padma
Subrahmanyam is an accomplished composer and singer. As a
research scholar she helped highlight the fact that the 108
Karanas (basic units of dance) are actually movements and
not just static poses. She has choreographed recitals in
Tamil, Kashmiri, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Marathi, Kannada,
Telugu and Malayalam languages. She has also used Russian
songs to demonstrate Abhinaya (communication) technique. As
part of her attempts at experimentation, she depicted
Jatayu Moksham (in Ramayana), set to the Tchaikovsky's
ballet Romeo and Juliet. Padma Subrahmanyam is the
recipient of many awards including Padmashri, Kalaimamani,
Kalidas Samman, Bharata Sastra Rakshamani and Nada Brahmam.
She runs Nrithyodaya (a dance school founded by her father
in 1942).
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