Ananya has been training in the Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam since she was five years old under the tutelage of her Guru, Acharya Jayalakshmi Eshwar at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. She has won the Government of India’s “Centre for Cultural Resources and Training” (CCRT) Scholarship in Bharatanatyam. She also has previously participated in many intra and inter school competitions across Delhi.
Below is the video of Ananya's Arangetram which she performed at the India International Centre, New Delhi on 04 November 2023.
Bharatanatyam
Bharatanatyam, an Indian classical dance form is said to have originated in modern-day Tamil Nadu. The Natya Shastra by Bharata Muni and Abhinaya Darpana by Nandikeshvara are considered to be the original sources of Bharatanatyam. It is one of eight recognised Indian classical dance forms along with Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Kathakali, Mohiniyattam, Manipuri and Sattriya and it expresses South Indian religious and spiritual themes, particularly of Shaivism, Vaishnavism and Shaktism.
