Samarpanam - Danse d'Inde du sud

Once danced in temples by Devadasis (young girls dedicated to rituals), Bharata Natyam is still practiced there today during religious festivals and celebrations, and widely performed in theaters across India and abroad.

Megha Kumaran is a Bharatanatyam dancer trained under gurus Sri Madurai R. Muralidharan and Smt. Chithra Muralidharan of the Nrithyakshethra dance academy in Chennai. She began learning Bharatanatyam at the age of four and performed her arangetram in 2015 in the presence of Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam, recipient of the Padma Bhushan.

Winner of numerous national and regional awards, Megha has performed at prestigious venues and festivals, including The Music Academy, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, the Konark Dance & Music Festival, as well as during Natyanjali celebrations.

She also holds a Guinness World Record for her performance of 60 jathis and for the longest Tala Alarippu. Alongside dancing, she is trained in Carnatic vocal music, veena, and nattuvangam, and is currently pursuing an MBA at IIM Bangalore.