About Gurus

About Gurus

Aparna Vinod is under the tutelage of Guru B.Bhanumathi and Smt. Sheela Chandrashekar. She is learning Hindustani Vocal music under the tutelage of Smt. Rina Basu

Guru B.Bhanumati

Guru B.Bhanumati started learning dance at the age of 10. She had privilege of the tutelage of greats like Padmashri K.N.DandayuthapanPillai,Padmabhushan Dr.K.Venkatalakshamma, the doyen of Mysore tradition and Padmabhushan Smt. Kalanidhi Narayanan. Guru B.Bhanumathi director of Nritya Kalamandiram has been training students in Bharatanatyam for last 25 years. Bhanumati is recipient of senior fellowship of ministry of human resources development for pursuing higher levels in group choreography where she has broken new grounds in both classical content, aesthetic appeal and overall impact.The State Sangeetha Nritya Academy, in recognition of her contribution to this great performing tradition conferred her the title Karnataka Kalashree. She has received several awards like Rajyotsava award, Chanakya Kautila award and Aryabhata award, to name a few. She has done several TV productions.

Smt. Sheela Chandrashekar

Smt. Sheela Chandrasekhar has been in the dance routine for the past over thirty years. Having trained initially under Smt. Krishnaveni of Mysore and Guru Late Sri V.S. Koushik of Sanathana Kalakshetra. She owes her advanced training in Bharatanatyam to Guru B.Bhanumati under whom she has now trained for over 20 years. On the academic front Sheela  has completed her Master’s degree in dance (Bharatanatyam) having secured first rank and Gold Medal at the Bangalore University. Further she is now visiting faculty at the Jain University Department of Dance. As a performer, Sheela has rendered over five hundred stage performances both as a solo performer and as a member of Bharatanjali, the group dance feature of Nrityakalamandiram, directed by Guru B.Bhanumati.  Sheela has performed in most of the major National Dance Festivals and for numerous Doordarshan Productions. The Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai, awarded her the “Singarmani” title .

Smt. Rina Basu  

Rina Basu is a talented Hindustani classical vocalist. Born in a musical family in Kolkata she had her initial training under   Pt. Binoy Ganguly. In her early age she received her ‘Sangeet Visharat’ with distinction marks. She is an art graduate and has done here Masters in classical music from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata under the able guidance of Sangeetacharya Dr. Amiya Ranjan Bondopadhy. She took semi classical music training from Smt. Sipra Basu. She is a ‘Sangeet Alankar’ with first position in India from Gandharva Mahavidyalay,Mumbai.
A ‘B’ High Grade artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan for last 20 years, she has a captivating powerful voice, and her ‘Gayaki’ has been appreciated by music lovers. Presently she is undergoing advanced training under tutelage of  Pt. Vinayak Torvi, an illustrious guru of Gwalior and Kirana Gharana based in Bangaluru.