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Padma Subrahmanyam | |
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| Born | 4 February 1943 (age 81) Madras presidency, British India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Ethiraj College for Women |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, Choreographer, Teacher and Author |
| Known for | Bharatanatyam |
| Father | Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam |
| Relatives | S. Krishnaswamy (brother) Raghuram (nephew) Anirudh Ravichander (grand-nephew) Hrishikesh (grand-nephew) Gayathri Raghuram (grand-niece) |
| Awards | Padma Shri (1981) Padma Bhushan (2003) Padma Vibhushan (2024) |
| Website | padmadance |
Padma Subrahmanyam (born 4 February 1943, in Madras), is an Indian classical Bharata Natyam dancer. She is also a research scholar, choreographer, teacher, Indologist and author. She is famous in India as well as abroad; several films and documentaries have been made in her honor by countries such as Japan, Australia and Russia. She is well known as the developer and founder of the dance form Bharata Nrithyam.[1][2][3]