US-Based Dancer Aparna Satheesan Has Won the Prestigious Abhinandan Saroja National Award 2021

Aparna Satheesan, renowned Kuchipudi/Bharatanatyam dancer, has been honored with the prestigious Abhinandan Saroja National Award 2021 by the National Institute of Indian Classical Dance at Samarpan 2021. The award was given by the legendary Guru Smt. Padma Bhushan Saroja Vaidyanathan honoring the legacy in the field of Indian Classical Dance. Aparna was nominated for her excellence in performance, choreographic skills and charity work in the field of dance.

Abhinandan Saroja award is a national award given to eminent dancers for their notable excellence in choreography, performance and contribution in promoting and preserving the traditional classical dance forms of India. Due to covid restrictions, this year's festival was conducted virtually and had participants from all over the world. The selection panel of judges included very famous dancers like Dr. Swati Daithankar, Sri. Narendra Kumar, Smt. Sukanya Mahadevan and Smt. Aparna Ramesh.

Aparna is also a recipient of the prestigious Natya Shiromani National Award by India festival Organization USA and Bharata Shastra Nritya Praveena Award by the All India Dancer’s Association for her outstanding achievement in Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. Aparna’s previous dance productions has gained more appreciation across the globe, especially Sri Rama Charitham, Krishna, IndianRaga, Arohanam.

Aparna is a renowned Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer who has established herself as a successful dancer in India and abroad. She has done several charitable events using dance as a means to give back to society using her project “Transforming Life through Dance,” which officially started in 2015 in India, which was inaugurated by the Princess of Travancore, Her Highness Aswathi Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi.

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