More about Nupura School & Founder

Gayathri Devi Vijayakumar

Principal and ArtIstic Director of Nupura School of Music and Dance

Gayathri Devi Vijayakumar has been involved with South Indian classical music and dance for more than 20 years and have learned classical music in traditional Gurukula style under renowned musicians such as P.Madhusoodhana Menon (disciple of maestro G.N. Balasubramaniam), Kunjuraman Nair (disciple of the great Chembai Vaidyanath Bagavathtiar). In Classical dances she studied Barathnatyam, Mohiniyattom & Kuchipudi under Kalamandalam Sarojam and Kalamandalam Chandrika. In vocal, currently seeking guidance from Smt Raji Gopalakrishnan.

Our Faculty

Thuvaraha Ramananan

2009 to present Independent Artist
Created, preformed and toured works as an Independent artist. Worked with Dr. Lakshmi Ramaswamy (Artistic Dr of Srimudhralaya and Bharathanatyam guest lecture at University of Madras) group productions such as Alavadhu Eppadiyo, Saptha Vidangam & Purananooru.

Dance Training
Bharathanatyam training was under the Guru. Smt Sreelatha Vinod the disciple of Guru Padmabhushan Sri Dhananjayan & Shantha Dhananjaya.

Educational Qualification
Master of Arts in Bharathanatyam completed at University of Madras (2012-2014) - First class with distinction.
Bachelor of Dance completed at Annamalai University, Chidambaram (2009-2012) - First Class

Remya Krishna

Started learning Indian classical dance (Bharathanatyam) from age 4 under the guidance of Mr.Innas. At the age of ten, joined Midhilalaya Dance Academy under the guru Smt. V. Mydhili. Pursued dance as a profession after joining Lakshya School of Dance and Music under the guru Smt. Aswathy Nair.
Through Lakshya got opportunities to work with Mr. Soorya Krishnamoorthy (Founder-director of Soorya stage and Film Society) and Mr. Lenin Rajendran (Indian Film Director) and also to perform for several Television channel programs (Asianet, Surya, Kairali).