Make education through art an integral part of educational system for the classical art form has the potency to develop the overall self of an individual. Developing humans with emotional quotient is more important than humans with intelligent quotient. Practicing classical art teaches to discipline ourselves and helps us convey the myriad emotions appropriately which is demonstrated through dance movements. Radhika Vairavelavan is a performer, teacher and researcher whose dancing is characterised by grace and a natural cadence of thought and movement. Four decades of experience as practitioner of the classical art form of Bharatanatyam and three decades of teaching, along with knowledge of allied art forms like Karnatic music (vocal and playing the Jal Tarang), nattuvangam and yoga, a bachelor’s degree in Physics, Masters and Doctorate in Bharatanatyam have made her who she is today – a nuanced dancer with an enquiring mind and a passionate teacher with an insatiable thirst for knowledge.
She has created her path through Chathur Lakshana Academy of Fine Arts which she founded in 2005, teaching and mentoring young minds along with performing and choreographing extensively she has also authored a book ‘The Rasa Concept of Kuttanul’, a translation with commentary of the Cuvainul. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx