Carnatic Music and Classical Dance Training Institute at Goa, India - Training and conducting Musical Dance Drama in and around Goa - Music and Dance training carried out for over 200 students - Classes conducted batch wise. Vocal Trainer : Smt. Sasikala Sankaranarayanan
A Carnatic music artist and teacher who has made a mark in the music fraternity at Goa. She started her music tutelage when she
was 8 years at Kerala under Shri. Shivasankara Pillai and thereafter at the SARIGA Sangeetha Academy, Cochin. She then qualified in the advanced course in Classical music through the Gandharva University under her guru Dr. S. Hariharan Nair. From the age of 20, she started performing full fledged 3 hrs classical music concerts (Kacheri). Her father, Late. A.P Sukumaran Nair, was very well versed in Carnatic music and authored the book "Thyagarajayugam". Her mother Smt. Malathy Amma, was also a Singer. Apart from imparting Vocal Training to students, she along with her two daughters, choreographs Musical Dance Dramas and have conceived many programs in and around Goa. Smt. Sasikala Sankaranarayanan has over 20 years of teaching experience. Classes conducted batch wise.
2. Mohiniyattam Trainer : Dr. S. Rakendu
A Mohiniyattam dance artist and teacher, elder daughter of Smt. Sasikala Sankaranarayanan, who is well known in and around Goa for her Dance recitals. She started her dance training at a very early age of 4. She underwent training for Bharathanatyam under Kalamandalam Asha Varma, Shri. Shiju Nambiar and Smt. Sheela Jagdeeshkumar and Mohiniyattam under various gurus viz. Kalamandalam Geetha Varma, Smt. Soumya Balagopal, Kalamandalam Sumathi Kutty (Mother of Malayalam Cine Artist Asha Sharath). She is a graduate in Dentistry and currently pursuing MDS. Dr. S. Rakendu has over 3 years of teaching experience. Classes conducted on Sundays, students 10 years and above. Krishnendu, younger daughter of Smt. Sasikala Sankaranarayanan and sister of Dr. S. Rakendu, is a music prodigy in making and supports both of them immensely in Music as well as dance. OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
1. We are professionals in our work and our interactions.
2. Knowledge acquired should be knowledge applied.
3. We understand every individual’s strength and areas to improve.
4. Our ears are always open to our students’ worries and queries.
5. We insist on regularity of classes, discipline in practice, fun at trials & passionate at delivering music and dance. OUR DRIVING FORCE: Our students are like the music we make. They embody our commitment to our art & uphold our musical image in their own way.