The New Indian Express ·
Vasundhara Doraswamy to receive Saroja Vaidyanathan Excellence Award 2026
VISAKHAPATNAM: Renowned Bharatanatyam exponent, choreographer and scholar Dr Vasundhara Doraswamy will be conferred with the Padmabhushan Guru Dr Saroja Vaidyanathan Excellence Award 2026 by the Nataraj Music & Dance Academy (NMDA) during the Vysakhi Nrithyotsav Indian Dance Festival in Visakhapatnam on September 26 and 27.
Based in Mysore, Dr Doraswamy has had a career spanning more than five decades and is known for integrating Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga with Bharatanatyam. She earned a doctorate on the interrelationship between the two disciplines after training under yoga exponent Pattabhi Jois.
Her solo choreographies, including Panchali, Ganga Lahari and Sama Veda, have received critical acclaim.
