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{{Short description|Indian Bharatanatyam exponent}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nandini Ramani
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1950|11|18}}
| birth_place = [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| parents = [[V. Raghavan]]
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| occupation = [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer
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| awards = [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
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'''Nandini Ramani''' is a [[Bharatanatyam]] exponent, dance critic, Sanskrit drama actress cum director and academician from Chennai, India. She is the daughter of [[V. Raghavan]], a Sanskrit scholar and musicologist. She received several awards, including the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for overall contribution. She held several positions including the executive board member of the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], member of the general council of the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]], and the secretary of the [[Madras Music Academy]].

==Biography==
Ramani was born on 18 November 1950.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Nandini Ramani Inheritor Of A Rare Legacy - Read this story on Magzter.com |url=https://www.magzter.com/stories/6187/254961/5a25584558e51 |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=www.magzter.com |language=en}}</ref> Her Father [[V. Raghavan]] was a Sanskrit scholar and musicologist.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sampath |first=Janani |date=2015-05-27 |title=For the Love of the Language of Sanskrit |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2015/May/27/for-the-love-of-the-language-of-sanskrit-766120.html |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=VELLAT |first=ANURADHA |date=2019-05-16 |title=Balamma never used to compliment: Nandini Ramani |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/balamma-never-used-to-compliment-nandini-ramani/article27147873.ece |access-date=2025-01-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=2023-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203231627/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/balamma-never-used-to-compliment-nandini-ramani/article27147873.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> She started learning [[Bharatanatyam]] at the age of five.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=India |first=The Hans |date=2019-12-22 |title=Reflection of Nandini Ramani: The second edition of Antharangam |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/featured/sunday-hans/reflection-of-nandini-ramani-the-second-edition-of-antharangam-591695 |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref> She started acting in her father's Sanskrit plays when she was only nine.<ref name=":1"/>

Her guru in language and writing was her father Raghavan.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Ramani |first=V. V. |date=2018-02-08 |title=Nandini Ramani as the torchbearer of Bala bani |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/nandini-ramani-as-the-torchbearer-of-bala-bani/article22691910.ece |access-date=2025-01-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=2020-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220121320/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/the-hindu-friday-review/article30413290.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Dancer [[Balasaraswati|Thanjavur Balasaraswathi]] and Nattuvanar K. Ganesan were her dance gurus, while B. Krishnamurthy and [[T. Muktha]] were her music gurus.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nadadhur |first=Srivathsan |date=2019-12-27 |title=Nandini Ramani: Tradition and talent in balance |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/the-hindu-friday-review/article30413290.ece |access-date=2025-01-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=2020-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220121320/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/the-hindu-friday-review/article30413290.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Career ==
Ramani is a person who has contributed in various fields, including Bharatanatyam dancer, [[Sanskrit drama]] actress cum director, [[art critic]], writer, publisher, columnist, and TV presenter.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Carrying a legacy |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/features/carrying-legacy-2077365 |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-06-22 |title=On natural allies |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/on-natural-allies/article4834188.ece |access-date=2025-01-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

In [[Bharatanatyam]], Nandini is a follower of Bala tradition, known by her guru [[Balasaraswati]].<ref name=":1" /> Her arangetram (first stage performance) was in 1970.<ref name=":2" /> During 1973-78 period, she taught Bharatanatyam at the Bala Saraswati School of Bharatanatyam under [[Madras Music Academy]].<ref name=":2" /> She is also a [[Carnatic music]] singer and is one of the few dancers who can sing while dancing.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Sampath |first=Janani |date=2014-04-03 |title='Art is a Continuous Journey, It Sails With You' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2014/Apr/03/art-is-a-continuous-journey-it-sails-with-you-593812.html |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

Ramani has performed at many venues in and outside India and has toured the Netherlands regularly.<ref name=":4" /> She has performed at venues such as The Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, and the Music Center, Utrecht.<ref name=":4" />

Ramani, who taught many people through her own dance school established in the 1970s, has students even outside India, especially from the US, Canada, and the Netherlands.<ref name=":4" />

Having learnt [[Sanskrit]] from her father, she produces and directs Sanskrit plays under the banner of 'Sanskrit Ranga' founded by her father.<ref name=":0" /> Nandini scripted and directed an episode of the 13-part series 'Kalathai Ventavar', which was aired on [[Doordarshan]].<ref name=":0" />

Ramani was a member of the Executive Board of the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] and is currently a member of the General Council of the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]].<ref name=":0" /> She also served as the secretary of the [[Madras Music Academy]].<ref name=":3" />

== Awards and honors==
Nandini has received several awards, including the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for her overall contribution to the performing arts and the 'Natya Padma' award from the Brahma Gana Sabha.<ref name=":0" /> In 2023 July, she received the Kartik Rajagopal Memorial Award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MyTimes |first=Team |date=2023-07-04 |title=MYLAPORE TIMES - Scholar Nandini Ramani presented Kartik Rajagopal Memorial Award |url=https://www.mylaporetimes.com/2023/07/scholar-nandini-ramani-presented-kartik-rajagopal-memorial-award/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=MYLAPORE TIMES |language=en-US}}</ref>

Nandini has also been honoured by giving titles like ''Natya Kala Sikhamani''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-01-24 |title=Truly classical |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/truly-classical/article4329014.ece |access-date=2025-01-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://narthaki.com/info/intervw/intrvw8.html Interview with Nandini Ramani]

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[[Category:1950 births]]
[[Category:Bharatanatyam dancers]]
[[Category:Indian female classical dancers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian dancers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women artists]]

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