Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam | |
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Born | February 4, 1943 |
'Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam (born 4 February 1943, in Madras), is an Indian classical Bharatanatyam dancer. She is also a research scholar, choreographer, music composer, musician, teacher and author. She is famous in India as well as abroad: several films and documentaries have been made in her honor by countries like Japan, Australia and Russia.
Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam was born to Director K. Subrahmanyam and Meenakshi Subrahmanyam on 4 February 1943 in Madras (now Chennai). Her father was a famous Indian filmmaker. Her mother, Meenakshi was a music composer, and a lyricist in Tamil and Sanskrit. She was trained by Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiah Pillai.
Padma has a bachelor's degree in Music, a Master's degree in Ethno-Musicology, as well as a Ph.D. in Dance. She has authored many articles, research papers, and books and has served as a non-official member of the Indo-Sub-commission for education and culture.
Dr. Padma has received many awards and honors to her credit including 'Padmashri' in 1981, 'Padma Bhushan' in 2003, which are among the highest civilian awards of India. During her dancing career, she has received several awards, including: