Guru. Iswarya N Bharadwaj started her formal Bharatanatyam training at the age of 5 and is a recipient of the prestigious ‘Kalathilakam’ title. She is also professionally trained in Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, and Kerala Nadanam.

Under the expert guidance of her Guru Sri. Prem Menon, a disciple of Smt. Kalaimamani Chitra Vishweshwaran, she started winning many accolades which kept the passion for the art increasing.

She has performed in several prestigious stages and events in countries such as:

1. India: Narada Gana Sabha, Mylapore Fine Arts, Krishna Gana Sabha and ISKCON Ujjain

2. UAE: Dubai Expo2020, Global Village, ICC Cricket World Cup in Abu Dhabi and Indian Raga

3. UK: HSBC HQ, Ernst & Young HQ, The UK Parliament and Bhaktivedanta Manor

4. The Brooklyn Art Museum, Orlando School of Arts and The Arts Foundation of Miami

After 11 years of learning, 8 years of performing and more than 50 national and international awards, she started spreading this beautiful art across the world. Over 150 students from varied nationalities have trained under her guidance.

She established Nritya and Natya Dance Academy (NANDA) for students to learn several Indian classical dance forms via theoretical and practical curriculum followed by a certification exam. She also aims to counsel interested youngsters and their parents to pursue further education and career in

relevant fine arts institutions across the world.

She humbly acknowledges that a key part of her success is driven by her love for Krishna and is a loving disciple of HH Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj of International Society of Krsna Consciousness (ISKCON). Any service offered to Krishna attains perfection and Dance is her humble offering to Krishna at the dust of his lotus feet.

Guru. Iswarya is an Automotive Engineer by qualification from the prestigious Heriot Watt University, was most recently an academic teacher at globally renowned GEMS Education and lives in Dubai (UAE) and Bengaluru (India).