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	==Profile==		==Profile==
	Smitha Rajan started her training in dance at her maternal ~~grandparent’s~~ residence in [[Tripunithura]] off [[Kochi, India\|Kochi]]. ~~Blessed with the perfect ambiance of~~ dance and music~~, for young~~ Smitha~~, learning dance was something that was as natural as learning to speak in her mother tongue. Smitha’s~~ aunt, [[Kala Vijayan]] (a recipient of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award for Mohiniyattam) was the first ~~person~~ to ~~watch the~~ talent in young Smitha. During a master class at her ~~grand parent’s~~ institution, Kerala Kalalayam in Tripunithura, her aunt saw ~~little~~ Smitha performing a full Cholkettu (the first item in a typical Mohiniyattam repertoire) along with the senior students. From then Guru Kala Vijayan started training her in Bharatanatyam ~~and~~ Smitha did her Arangetram in Bharatanatyam at the age of 4. Her mother, Guru Sreedevi Rajan, taught Smitha her first lessons in Mohiniyattam and Smitha performed her Arangetram in Mohiniyattam at the age of 6. She later mastered in Mohiniyattam ~~from~~ her ~~legendary grand mother~~. Her ~~grand father~~, Guru Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair, taught her Kathakali and fine-tuned her Mukhajabhinaya (facial expressions).<ref>{{cite web\|title=Interview: A Journey in Mohiniyattam\|url=http://www.narthaki.com/info/intervw/intrvw61.html\|accessdate=23 Jan 2004}}</ref> Smitha has also undergone training in ~~Classical~~ Carnatic ~~Music~~ under Professor Kalyanasundaram. She taught at ~~the parent~~ institution Kerala Kalalayam from 1983 ~~at the age of 14 which she continued till~~ 1990.		Smitha Rajan started her training in dance at her maternal grandparents' residence in [[Tripunithura]] off [[Kochi, India\|Kochi]]. As a child, Smitha was surrounded by dance and music. Smitha's aunt, [[Kala Vijayan]] (a recipient of the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi]] Award for Mohiniyattam) was the first to notice talent in young Smitha. During a master class at her grandparents' institution, Kerala Kalalayam in Tripunithura, her aunt saw Smitha performing a full Cholkettu (the first item in a typical Mohiniyattam repertoire) along with the senior students. From then, Guru Kala Vijayan started training her in Bharatanatyam. Smitha did her [[Arangetram (dance)\|Arangetram]] in Bharatanatyam at the age of 4. Her mother, Guru Sreedevi Rajan, taught Smitha her first lessons in Mohiniyattam and Smitha performed her Arangetram in Mohiniyattam at the age of 6. She later mastered Mohiniyattam under the guidance of her grandmother. Her grandfather, Guru Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair, taught her Kathakali and fine-tuned her Mukhajabhinaya (facial expressions).<ref>{{cite web\|title=Interview: A Journey in Mohiniyattam\|url=http://www.narthaki.com/info/intervw/intrvw61.html\|accessdate=23 Jan 2004}}</ref> Smitha has also undergone training in classical [[Carnatic music]] under Professor Kalyanasundaram. She taught at her parents' institution, Kerala Kalalayam, from 1983 to 1990.

	She turned professional dancer at the age of 12 ~~and had~~ accompanied her ~~grand mother~~, her mother, and her aunt ~~all over India and abroad~~ to ~~numerous venues during the pursuit of popularizing~~ Mohiniyattam in ~~1980~~. She was the leading performer of Kerala Kalalayam from 1979 to 1992. She has assisted her mother, grandmother and her aunt in teaching Mohiniyattam to a number of ~~today’s~~ Mohiniyattam performers. She is recognized in the field of Mohiniyattam as the complete essence of her ~~grandmother’s~~ teachings and considered the flagship student and performer of the Mohiniyattam style which Guru Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma had enhanced and popularized from the teachings at Kalamandalam.<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Hindu: Penchant For Abhinaya\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article657116.ece\|accessdate=23 Jan 2009}}</ref> Today, Smitha lives in St. Louis, Missouri, along with her family and is running the institution Nrithyakshetra "Temple of Dance"<ref>{{cite web\|title=New York Times: To Become Another Being\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/15/arts/dance/indian-dance-and-music-at-the-drive-east-festival.html?_r=0\|accessdate=14 Aug 2014}}</ref> as a branch of the institution Guru Sreedevi Rajan had started at Kochi, in association with the parent institution Kerala Kalalayam.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Official Site of Smitha Rajan\|url=http://www.smitharajan.com\|accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref>		She turned into professional dancer at the age of 12. In 1980, Smitha accompanied her grandmother, her mother, and her aunt to popularize Mohiniyattam in India and other countries. She was the leading performer of Kerala Kalalayam from 1979 to 1992. She has assisted her mother, grandmother and her aunt in teaching Mohiniyattam to a number of today's Mohiniyattam performers. She is recognized in the field of Mohiniyattam as the complete essence of her grandmother's teachings and considered the flagship student and performer of the Mohiniyattam style which Guru Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma had enhanced and popularized from the teachings at Kalamandalam.<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Hindu: Penchant For Abhinaya\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article657116.ece\|accessdate=23 Jan 2009}}</ref> Today, Smitha lives in St. Louis, Missouri, along with her family and is running the institution Nrithyakshetra "Temple of Dance"<ref>{{cite web\|title=New York Times: To Become Another Being\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/15/arts/dance/indian-dance-and-music-at-the-drive-east-festival.html?_r=0\|accessdate=14 Aug 2014}}</ref> as a branch of the institution Guru Sreedevi Rajan had started at Kochi, in association with the parent institution Kerala Kalalayam.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Official Site of Smitha Rajan\|url=http://www.smitharajan.com\|accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref>

	She produced as well as appeared in the 2019 documentary on Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma titled "Mother of Mohiniyattam" which was directed by [[Vinod Mankara\|Dr. Vinod Mankara]].<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Walking in the steps of Kalyanikuttty Amma\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vinod-mankaras-mohinyattathinte-amma-on-kalamandalam-kalyanikutty-amma-chronicles-her-contributions-in-shaping-mohiniyattam/article30459809.ece}}</ref>		She produced as well as appeared in the 2019 documentary on Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma titled "Mother of Mohiniyattam" which was directed by [[Vinod Mankara\|Dr. Vinod Mankara]].<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Walking in the steps of Kalyanikuttty Amma\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vinod-mankaras-mohinyattathinte-amma-on-kalamandalam-kalyanikutty-amma-chronicles-her-contributions-in-shaping-mohiniyattam/article30459809.ece}}</ref>

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Smitha Rajan
| image = Smitha Rajan.JPG
| caption = Smitha Rajan in a [[Mohiniyattam]] posture
| image_size = 300
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|1969}}
| birth_place = [[Kerala]], India
| genre = [[Mohiniyattam]], [[Bharatanatyam]], [[Kathakali]], [[Kuchipudi]]
| website = http://www.smitharajan.com/
}}

'''Smitha Rajan''' (born 1969) is an Indian [[Mohiniyattam]] performer from [[Kerala]] and granddaughter of the legendary [[India]]n classical dancer couple of [[Padma Shri]] [[Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair]] and [[Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma]]. Her mother Sreedevi Rajan is a noted Mohiniyattam Guru and Smitha's teacher. Her father was the late T. R. Rajappan.

==Profile==
Smitha Rajan started her training in dance at her maternal grandparent’s residence in [[Tripunithura]] off [[Kochi, India|Kochi]]. Blessed with the perfect ambiance of dance and music, for young Smitha, learning dance was something that was as natural as learning to speak in her mother tongue. Smitha’s aunt, [[Kala Vijayan]] (a recipient of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award for Mohiniyattam) was the first person to watch the talent in young Smitha. During a master class at her grand parent’s institution, Kerala Kalalayam in Tripunithura, her aunt saw little Smitha performing a full Cholkettu (the first item in a typical Mohiniyattam repertoire) along with the senior students. From then Guru Kala Vijayan started training her in Bharatanatyam and Smitha did her Arangetram in Bharatanatyam at the age of 4. Her mother, Guru Sreedevi Rajan, taught Smitha her first lessons in Mohiniyattam and Smitha performed her Arangetram in Mohiniyattam at the age of 6. She later mastered in Mohiniyattam from her legendary grand mother. Her grand father, Guru Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair, taught her Kathakali and fine-tuned her Mukhajabhinaya (facial expressions).<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview: A Journey in Mohiniyattam|url=http://www.narthaki.com/info/intervw/intrvw61.html|accessdate=23 Jan 2004}}</ref> Smitha has also undergone training in Classical Carnatic Music under Professor Kalyanasundaram. She taught at the parent institution Kerala Kalalayam from 1983 at the age of 14 which she continued till 1990.

She turned professional dancer at the age of 12 and had accompanied her grand mother, her mother, and her aunt all over India and abroad to numerous venues during the pursuit of popularizing Mohiniyattam in 1980. She was the leading performer of Kerala Kalalayam from 1979 to 1992. She has assisted her mother, grandmother and her aunt in teaching Mohiniyattam to a number of today’s Mohiniyattam performers. She is recognized in the field of Mohiniyattam as the complete essence of her grandmother’s teachings and considered the flagship student and performer of the Mohiniyattam style which Guru Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma had enhanced and popularized from the teachings at Kalamandalam.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Hindu: Penchant For Abhinaya|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article657116.ece|accessdate=23 Jan 2009}}</ref> Today, Smitha lives in St. Louis, Missouri, along with her family and is running the institution Nrithyakshetra "Temple of Dance"<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Times: To Become Another Being|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/15/arts/dance/indian-dance-and-music-at-the-drive-east-festival.html?_r=0|accessdate=14 Aug 2014}}</ref> as a branch of the institution Guru Sreedevi Rajan had started at Kochi, in association with the parent institution Kerala Kalalayam.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Site of Smitha Rajan|url=http://www.smitharajan.com|accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref>

She produced as well as appeared in the 2019 documentary on Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma titled "Mother of Mohiniyattam" which was directed by [[Vinod Mankara|Dr. Vinod Mankara]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Walking in the steps of Kalyanikuttty Amma|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vinod-mankaras-mohinyattathinte-amma-on-kalamandalam-kalyanikutty-amma-chronicles-her-contributions-in-shaping-mohiniyattam/article30459809.ece}}</ref>

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