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She is the Director of Ganesa Natyalaya where she conducts master classes. Rama has been performing regularly for the past 20 years in India and abroad. For Rama, dance is more than just a profession. It is a means to expressing the inner quest for self-realization. While she aspires to use her dance as a medium to come closer to the supreme truth, she also intends to address several contemporary issues that ail mankind. Rama proposes to take up several cross cultural issues and propagate the same using the divine dance form of Bharatanatyam in her attempt to perpetuate world peace. HONOURS
A top graded artiste at the Doordarshan (National Television Channel of India) Empanelled artiste with the ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) Received a production grant from the Department of Culture, Government of India for a special program "JAYA JAYA GANGAY" based on the River Ganges [1992] The dance title of "Bharatha Rathna" by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Colombo (Sri Lanka) [1998] National Excellence Award by All India National Unity Conference [1999] Best dancer award from The Music Academy, Chennai [1999] Presented a paper titled "Performing & Teaching Bharatanatyam across regional barriers" at the seminar 'Rhythm of the East' held at Oslo [2000] Balasaraswati Award by Sriragam Fine Arts, Chennai [2000] Chosen to be a visiting teacher at Kala Bharati, a premier institution of Bharatanatyam in Montreal, Canada [2000, 2001] Selected as 'Best Dancer of the Month' (April 2001) by artindia.net 'Natana Maamani' from Karthik Fine Arts, Chennai (December 2001) Received a production grant from the Department of Culture, Government of India for an innovative and experimental choreographic work titled "Footsteps of Time" music directed by GS Rajan Rama received the prestigious ' SANSKRITI AWARD ' for her achivements in the field of Indian dance from Sanskriti Pratishthan. (April 2003) Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award - (8 March 2004) |