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{{Short description|Indian Bharatanatyam dancer (born 1943)}}
{{Indian patronymic|Lalitha|Srinivasan}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1943|8|24}}
| birth_place = Shivasamudra, [[British India]]
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| known for = [[Bharatanatyam]]
| occupation = [[Dancer]], Choreographer, Dance Teacher
| awards = {{ubl|[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award|Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award]]|[[Rajyotsava Prashasti]]|[[Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy|Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy Award]]|[[Shantala Natya Shri Award]]}}
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'''Lalitha Srinivasan''' is an Indian [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer, choreographer and dance teacher from Karnataka. For her contribution to Bharatanatyam, she received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award|Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award]] by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], Government of India, Karnataka Kalatilaka by the [[Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy]], [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]], and the [[Shantala Natya Shri Award]] from the Government of Karnataka.

==Biography==
Lalitha Srinivasan was born on August 24, 1943, in Shivasamudra in present-day Karnataka state of India.<ref name="SNA">{{Cite web |title=Lalitha Srinivasan |url=https://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/1722839083_Amrit%20Award%20Citation%202023_%20%2821%29.pdf |publisher=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], Government of India}}</ref> At her younger years, she lived in various small towns in Karnataka, because of her father's job.<ref name="Sruti">{{cite web |last1=Krishna |first1=Srilatha |title=Cover Story-Lalitha Srinivasan |url=https://www.sruti.com/printeditions/sruti-back-issues-individual/lalitha-srinivasanvak-ranga-raomannargudi-easwara |date=September 2018 |issue=9 |volume=25 |website=www.sruti.com |publisher=[[Sruti (magazine)]] |language=en |access-date=2026-02-25 |archive-date=2025-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251110203550/https://sruti.com/printeditions/sruti-back-issues-individual/lalitha-srinivasanvak-ranga-raomannargudi-easwara |url-status=live }}</ref>

Her family, noticing her interest in dance very early, trained her in Bharatanatyam at the age of ten under Guru [[H. R. Keshava Murthy]] in Bangalore.<ref name="narthaki">{{cite web |last1=[[Sunil Kothari]] |title=Profile - Lalitha Srinivasan celebrates 40 years of Nupura - Sunil Kothari |url=https://narthaki.com/info/profiles/profl215.html |website=narthaki.com}}</ref> However, she gave up dancing completely after her marriage at the age of 19.<ref name="narthaki"/> But being interested in dance theory, she studied it and passed the proficiency exams with first rank.<ref name="narthaki"/> She made her Bharathanatyam debut in 1966.<ref name="narthaki"/> Later she received her advanced training under [[K. Venkatalakshamma]], legendary Mysore Court dancer and exponent of Mysore School of Bharatanatyam.<ref name="narthaki"/> In addition, she has also learned Music, Veena, painting, and interior designing.<ref name="SNA"/> She also completed master's degree and DLitt in History.<ref name="SNA"/>

Lalitha Srinivasan now lives at her house in [[Malleshwaram|Malleswaram]] in Bengaluru.<ref name="Sruti"/>

==Career==
An exponent in the Mysore style, she is noted in the area of abhinaya (acting). She has performed in various parts of India and abroad and has also presented lecture-demonstrations at different venues in the country. She has choreographed dance productions such as ''Chitrangadha'', ''Sri Krishna Parijatha'', ''Lasyotsava'', ''Prem Bhakti Mukti'', ''Koushika Sukritam'', ''Gowdara Malli'', ''Deva Kannika'', and ''Nisha Vibhrama''.<ref name="SNA"/> In 1978, she founded the Nupura School of Bharatanatyam, which focuses on teaching and promoting the Mysore style of Bharatanatyam.<ref name="SNA"/> For more than thirty years, she has directed ''Nitya Nritya'', a national level dance festival in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mahabharathanatyam |url=https://www.sruti.com/articles/newsnotes/mahabharathanatyam |publisher=[[Sruti (magazine)]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Books published==
[[Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy]] has published her two books, ''Dance in Karnataka and Dance Sculptures of Karnataka'' and a biography of [[K. Venkatalakshamma]].<ref name="narthaki"/>

==Awards and honors==
Lalitha Srinivasan received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award|Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award]] for her contribution to Bharatanatyam, in 2023.<ref name="SNA"/> She also received several other awards and honors including the Shiromani, and Priyadarshini awards at the national level, Karnataka Kalatilaka by the [[Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy]], [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]], and the [[Shantala Natya Shri Award]] Award from the Government of Karnataka.<ref name="SNA"/>

== Nupura school of Bharatanatyam==
In 1978, Lalitha Srinivasan founded the Nupura School of Bharatanatyam in Malleswaram, Bangalore, Karnataka, which focuses on teaching and promoting the Mysore style of Bharatanatyam.<ref name="SNA"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rao |first1=Bindu Gopal |title=An Ode to Dance {{!}} An Ode to Dance |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/281218/an-ode-to-dance.html |work=www.deccanchronicle.com |date=28 December 2018 |language=en |archive-date=6 November 2024 |access-date=25 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241106134924/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/281218/an-ode-to-dance.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Since its inception, it trained more than 500 students.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Krishnamurthy |first1=Akhila |title=Dancing In the City |url=https://openthemagazine.com/features/dancing-in-the-city |work=Open Magazine |date=5 February 2021 |language=en |archive-date=8 February 2026 |access-date=25 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260208222518/https://openthemagazine.com/features/dancing-in-the-city |url-status=live }}</ref> Lalitha's daughter Manu Srinivasan, who is also a dancer, is the secretary of Nupura school now.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sebastian |first1=Shilpa |title=Stepping into the virtual world |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/nupura-school-of-bharatanatyam-celebrates-international-dance-day-virtually/article31451925.ece |work=The Hindu |date=28 April 2020 |language=en-IN |archive-date=22 June 2020 |access-date=25 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622045916/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/nupura-school-of-bharatanatyam-celebrates-international-dance-day-virtually/article31451925.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

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