Danseuse Padmini Rao No more

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 28 Jan 2007, 04:03

http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanheral ... 007128.asp

A danseuse dead at 51, dancing her way to meet her maker. May her sould rest in peace

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 28 Jan 2007, 04:19

From the Hindu

http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/28/stories ... 490300.htm

mahakavi · Post by **mahakavi** » 28 Jan 2007, 07:56

Was she also known as Padmini Ramachandran or is it someone else who is in Bangalore by that name? Couple of years ago. I was trying to get in touch with THE Padmini Ramachandran in the US via email. What I got as a reply was from another Padmini Ramachandran (danseuse) in Bangalore who also is an expert in Bharathnatyam.

Umesh · Post by **Umesh** » 28 Jan 2007, 08:33

51! Terrible.

She was a chief guest for an arangetram I attended in Bangalore just this past December... they made quite a big deal about her.

And no, Padmini Ramachandran is another reputed guru in Bangalore (her students include the upcoming Navia Natarajan and Kirti Ramgopal).

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 28 Jan 2007, 09:36

Wonder what causes such young people to die....
May her soul rest in peace!

Here is an attempt to explain mortality in South Asian men at earlier ages:
http://www.vbwg.org/journal_article.cfm ... dium=email

swaykv · Post by **swaykv** » 14 Apr 2007, 10:09

May her soul rest in piece. She was doing a good service for the dance community, she conducted dance festivals giving an opportunity for the upcoming artistes (without asking for money). Not a common feature these days.

srinandini · Post by **srinandini** » 17 Apr 2007, 21:41

isnt padmini rao the teacher who used to organise the kittappa pillai memorial festival in bangalore???

swaykv · Post by **swaykv** » 18 Apr 2007, 19:26

yes u r right... she is the one... she passed away recently... heart attack.

shreya · Post by **shreya** » 19 Apr 2007, 02:15

Sad .very Sad.Now we hardly have any direct student of Kittappa pillai.We have mrs Sudharani Ragupathy.Hope the students of Mrs Narmada and Mrs Padmini will keep the tradition going..

swaykv · Post by **swaykv** » 19 Apr 2007, 17:43

We now have Dr. Vaijayanthi mala Bali...
and there is this dancer- narthaki nataraj- who has learnt from kittapa pillai- being in gurukulavasam for almost 14 yrs.
yes tradition will keep going

srinandini · Post by **srinandini** » 19 Apr 2007, 20:22

true, narthaki is such an amazing dancer... so much of energy. everytime she gets on stage, u can see the dedication and committment.