Natanam Trust
Who we are
At Natanam Trust, we are committed to preserving, sustaining, and promoting this invaluable heritage by embracing the power of digitisation and AI.
Our mission is to safeguard the diverse traditions, art forms, and mythological narratives that form the bedrock of Indian culture. By blending technology with traditional wisdom, we aim to document, analyze, and rejuvenate classical arts, performing arts, and their affiliated traditions.
Through Performing Arts, immersive storytelling, digital archiving, and AI-driven insights, we strive to make India’s cultural wealth accessible, engaging, and inspiring for future generations. We believe that revitalising Storytelling through Itihaasa’s and Purana’s, Rituals, and indigenous knowledge systems is key to fostering a deeper connection with our heritage while ensuring its relevance in the modern world.
Team
Shri V J Kittu
Hon. President & Trustee
Shri Karthik Kittu
Hon. Secretary & Trustee
Smt. Subhadra Kittu
Trustee
Smt. Geetha Jayaram
Trustee
Acharya Dr. Raksha Karthik
Founder & Artistic Director, Natanam Institute of Dance
With the Blessings of
His Holiness Pujya Sri Sri Sri Shankara Vijayendra Sarawati Shankaracharya Swamigal
70th Peetadipathi Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
His Holiness 108 Sri Subudhendra Teertha Swamiji
Peetadhipathi, Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, Mantralaya
His Holiness Sri Sri Sri 1008 Jagadguru Paramapujya Ramabhadracharya Swami ji, Peethadipathi Sri Tulasi Pita, Chitrakoot
His Holiness Sri Sri Yadugiri Yathiraja Narayana Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamy
41st Pontiff of Sri Yadugiri Yatiraja Mutt
His Holiness Sri Sri Vidyaprasanna Theertha Spreedaru, Subrahmaya Mutt Kukke
His Holiness Sri Sri Satagopa Ramanuja Pedda Jeeyangar Swamy, Tirumala
His Holiness Sri Masillamani Desiga Gnanasambanda Swamigal, Mayuladurai
With the wishes of
Prof. S. Sadagopan
Founder Director – IIIT Bangalore & Former Chairman Board of Governors IIIT Kanchipuram, Member BoG UVCE
His Highness Sri Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiayar
27th Custodian of the Mysuru Royal Family & Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Mysuru and Kodagu
Advisory Board
Dr. S. Sadagopan
Founder Director IIIT Bangalore
Dr. V G Kiran Kumar
Director, Vishal Infrastructure
Dr. Arvind Seetharam
Chairman and CEO Who is India Publishers
Prof. S. Radhakrishna
Author and Educationist
Dr. Kedar C S, IAS (Ret’d)
Former Joint Cabinet Secretary, Govt. of India & Former Secretary — Kannada & Culture, Govt. of Karnataka
Distinguished Visitors at Natanam
Natanam Institute of Dance is fortunate to have witnessed the presence of many Distinguished Visitors & Guests:
- His Holiness Shri Yadugiri Yathiraja Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamy
- His Holiness Sri Tulasi Pitadipathi Sri Sri Sri 1008 Jagadguru Paramapujya Ramabhadracharya Swami ji
- Yuvaraj Sri Ramachandra Das Ji Maharaj, Sri Tulasi Peet Chitrakoot
- Prof. S. Sadagopan, Founder Director – IIIT Bangalore & Former Chairman, Board of Governors IIIT Kanchipuram
- Dr. S Jaishankar, Hon’ble Minister for External Affairs, Govt. of India
- Hon’ble Shri Vajubhai Vala, Governor of Karnataka
- His Highness Sri Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiayar, 27th Custodian of the Mysuru Royal Family & Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Mysuru and Kodagu
- Padma Shri Dr Prashanth Prakash, Founding Partner, Accel India
- Prof. Radhakrishna S, Writer and Educationist
- Shri K. C. Ramamurthy, IPS (Ret’d) Chairman, CMR Group of Institutions & CMR University & Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
- Padma Vibhushan Dr Sonal Mansingh, Former Rajya Sabha MP, Dance Guru & Social Activist
- Padmashri Late Gopal Prasad Dubey, SNA Awardee & Chhau Dance Exponent
- Shri Aayanur Manjunatha, Former MP Rajya Sabha & Former Chairman Food Corporation of India.
- Smt. Sowmya Reddy, Former MLA Jayanagara Constituency
- Justice Aravind Kumar, Judge – Supreme Court of India
- Sri Vikram Viswanath, Hon Consul of Peru & Chairman Vikram Logistics
- Shri N S Srinivasa Murthy Hon. Consul for Vietnam for Karnataka
- Karnataka Kalashri Nandini Mehta, Artistic Director – Nadam
- Sri Pushpak Prakash, MD & CEO Pushpak Group, Hon. Consul of Czech Republic in Bengaluru
- Shri Bhaskar Rao, IPS (Ret’d) Former Police Commissioner, Bangalore City
- Achyuta Dr. Pattabhirama Bhattar, Pradhana Archaka Sri Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy Temple, Malleshwaram
- Achyuta Venugopala Bhattar, Pradhana Archaka, Sri Prasanna Krishnaswamy Temple, Tulasithota
- Smt. H N Arathi Head of Programs, Doordarshan Kendra
- Sri V Srinivasa Raju, Managing Trustee – Navachetana Trust & Co-ordinator Kalpataruh Project
- Sri Sivaram R K, Former Asst. Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City & President Kadumalleshwara Geleyara Balaga
- Dr. Kedar C S, IAS (Retd.), Former Joint Cabinet Secretary, Govt. of India & Former Secretary — Kannada & Culture, Govt. of Karnataka
- Shri B.N. Krishnamurthy, Former Advisor, Government of India, Ministry Of Earth Sciences, Former Advisor to FAO of UN and The World Bank.
- Shri Aravind Sitaraman, Chairman and CEO Who is India Publishers
- Shri P. Venugopal, Regional Director, ICCR
- Ganakalabhushana Vidwan R K Padmanabha, Renowned Carnatic Musician & Scholar
- Dr. MRV Prasad, President, Bengaluru Gayana Samaja
- Sri Achyut Rao Padaki, Vice President, The Bengaluru Gayana Samaja
- Dr R V Raghavendra Managing Trustee – Ananya Bengaluru
- Karnataka Kalashri Shri M.R.Sathyanarayana, Co ordinator, National Saint Poet Kanakadasa Studies
- Smt. Padma Hemanth, Director, Sangeeth, Nrithya Bharathi Academy and Research Center
- Vani Ganapathy – Indian Classical Danseuse
- Dr. Shalva Pille Iyengar, Nalvadi Krishna Raja Wadiyar Chair, Professor of Ancient History & Director Admissions KSOU
- Singar Mani Guru Smt. Rathna Supriya Sridharan, Bharatanatyam Exponent, Artistic Director – Nithya Narthana Priya
- Dr Suparma Ravishankar, Director Ranjini Kalakendra
- Karnataka Kalashree Guru B. Bhanumathi, Founder & Director Nrithyakalamandiram
- Kalaimamani Gopika Varma, Mohiniattam Exponent
- Prof. Vasanth Kiran, Central SNA Yuva Puraskar Awardee, President, Bharata Kala Grama Natya Gurukulam, Bangarpet
- Dr Vasundhara Doraswamy, Director, Vasundhara Performing Arts Centre, Mysuru
- Ms.Meena Das Narayan, Writer, Editor, Poet, artist & Film Maker
- Guru Sheela Chandrashekar, Asst. Director Nrityakalamandiram
- Kala Aarathi Ratna Dr. Sanjay Shantaram, Artistic Director, Shivapriya School of Dance, Bengaluru
- Mr. Syed Sallaudin Paasha, Artistic Director, Ability Unlimited, Wheelchair Damce Theatre Innovator
- Shri Ambi Subramanian , Indian Violinist, Composer and Educationist
- Smt. Manju Barggavee, Actress & Danseuse
- Vidwan Dr. Praveen K S, MBBS, MS, DNB, Mch, Head of Neurosurgery,Trustwell Hospitals, Bangalore
- Vidushi Dr. M S Srilakshmi, Founder & Artistic Director Natyaranjini, Singapore
- Smt Minal Prabhu, Artistic Director, Mudrika Foundation
- Lipi Pragne Y K Sandhya Sharma, Dance and Drama Critic
- Guru Sharow Lowen, Scholar, Odissi, Manipuri and Chhau Dancer, New Delhi
- Sri Deepak Mazumdar, Exponent – Bharatanatyam, Maharashtra Rajya Sanskrithik Puraskar & SNA Awardee
- Sreelakshmi Govardhan, Kuchupudi Artist
- Kalasri Dr. P. Ramadevi, Professor, University of Silicon Andhra, California, USA
- Karnataka Kalashree Guru Rangashree – Artistic Director, Kinkini, Bengaluru and Kuwait
- Prof. Usha Datar, Shantala Awardee Director – Kalamandalam
- Smt. Poornima Gururaja, Artistic Director, Kalasumdhu Academy of Dance and Related Arts.
- Dr Padhmini Shreedhar Artistic Director, Nritya Gaana Academy for Performing Arts
- Guru Nikhila Kiran Director Natyanivedan, Sydney
- Shingar Mani Debasis Patnaik, Odissi Dancer, Ustad Bismillah K?han Puraskar Awardee, Founder Debnrutyam Studio
- G. Narasimha Moorthy Registrar (Ret’d) Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy
- Dr. Dipti Abhilasha, Odissi Exponent Switzerland
- Kalaimamani Sreekar Bharath Founder – Thejas School of Performing Arts
- Smt. Swapna Rajendra Kumar, Artistic Director Nrityanga School of Performing Arts
- Dr Muralidhar, Carnatic Vocalist and Director (Academic) Narayana Hrudayalaya
- Vidwan Ananth Vikram, Artistic Director od Shailisham Arts & Creations
- Dr. A V Sathyanarayana, Director Srishti Centre for Performing Arts
- Mrs. Annapoorna Bhaskar, Head – Gandharva Board Examinations
- Sri A. Preetesh Artist and Connoisseur of Arts
- Smt. Roopa Doraswamy – Founder Brahma Productions
- Sangeetha Kala Rathna Dr M. Surya Prasad, Renowned Music and Dance Scholar, Critic and Columnist
- Smt. Vinaya Narayan, Artistic Director Samarpana Mohiniattam Academy
- Sri Satish Suri, Dance Critic – Narthaki & Loge Member, International Music and Arts Society
- Smt. Deepa Sashindran, Kuchupudi Exponent & Life Trustee – Kuchipudi Parampara Foundation Trust
- Sanchita Shetty – Dancer, Actor, Motivational Speaker & Kriya Yogi
- Smt. Belagere Gowri Nagaraj, President – Sri Raghavendra Sangeetha Seva Pratishtana, Bengaluru
- Smt. Uma Reddy, President FKCCI
- Sri T. Sairam Prasad, Sr. Vice-President FKCCI
- Sri Madan Padaki, Managing Trustee, Head Held High Foundation & Former President TiE, Bengaluru
- Sri Naganand Doraswamy, Managing Partner, Ideaspring Capital
- Ms. Priya Modi, Managing Director, Modi Group, Managing Trust, M C Modi Hospital & Chair Yi Bengaluru
- Dr. Rukmangada Babu, Past President – Kammavari Credit Co-operative Society, Past Treasurer for K S Group of Institutions
- Sri Venkatesh Lakshmana Managing Director, EKS inTec India Pvt. Ltd & Secretary Carls Duisberg Association, Bangalore
- Shri Satheesh Gundappa, Partner, Solwearth Ecotech, Secretary, Rotary Bangalore Southwest & Mridangam Artist
- Sri Uday Kumar Bhaskara District Governor 2023-24, Rotary International District 3191
- Suresh Narasimha, MD – Co-Create Ventures
- Sri K K Prakash – President – Ganapathi Seva Samithi Koramangala
- Rtn. Barry Rassin President, President 2018-19, Rotary International.
- Rtn. T N Subramanian, Director 2023-25, Rotary International.
- Rtn C Basker, Past Rotary International Director
- Rtn Bharat Pandya, Trustee 2021-25 Rotary International
- Rtn. Anirudda Roy Chowdhury, Director 2023-25, Rotary International
- Rtn. SVR Krishnan, Past President Rotary Club of In Bhadra, R I District 3150
- Rtn. S V Bhaskar, Past Secretary Rotary Club of In Bhadra, R I District 3150
- Rtn. Ajay Kumar, Past President Rotary Club of Bhadrachalam, R I District 3150
- Rtn. Thansen P, Past District Rotaract Committee Chairman, R I District 3150
- Dr. K P Gopalkrishna, Chairman, National Public School , NAFL &TISB
- Mrs. Shanta Chandran, Mentor-Principal, NPS Indiranagar
- Ms. Shweta Chand, Principal, NPS Indiaranagar
- Dr Ajay Chandra, Dean BGS School of Architecture and Planning
- Mrs. Meena Balakrishnan Director Sri Kumaran’s Group of Institution
- Ms. Adithi Vasishta, Secretary Aurobindo Memorial School
- Dr A. Jagadish Vice President Abhaya Group of Institutions
- Mr Riad Mahmood, Founder
- Mrs. Samina Mahmood, Co-Founder, Head Start Educational Academy
- Ms. Uma Mohan, Principal Auromira International School, Bangalore
- Dr. J Bhuvaneshwari, Director and Principal, Presidency School Bangalore South
- Sri Thejesh S, Principal RV PU College
Phone
(+91) 82777 11777
namaste@natanam.org.in
Location
1st Floor, # 784, 9th Main Road, 3rd Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru – 560 034