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Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan
(Bharathanatyam)
Meenakshi Chitharanjan was born in Chennai, in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu to Sabanagayam, a government official, as the youngest and only girl child among his five children. Meenakshi Chitharanjan, an Indian classical dancer, teacher and choreographer, is known as an exponent of the Pandanallur style of the classical dance form of Bharatanatyam. Meenakshi having undergone rigorous training under the famous Pandanallur Gurus, Chockalingam Pillai and his son Subbaraya Pillai. She received the title Natya Choodamani of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha and, Kalaimamani Award of the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1975. The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2008 and Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha honoured her with the title of Natya Kala Sarathi in 2014. She is also a recipient of Awards of Excellence from Rotary Club, Chenna and Probus Club, Chennai, and Best Dancer Award (2004) from Madras Music Academy. She holds the highest artist grade at the Doordarshan.
| Title | Given by | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Natya Kalasarathy | Sri Parthasarahy Swamy Sabha | 2014 |
| Padma Shri | Govt. of India | 2008 |
| Natya Choodamani | Sri. Krishna Gana Sabha | 1975 |
| Kalaimamani | Tamilnadu State Govt | 1975 |
| Artist | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
 Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan(Bharathanatyam) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 07/01/2025 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | YGP Auditorium | 07/12/2024 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Mylapore Fine Arts Club Hall - TAG | 29/06/2024 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Choreography) | Arulmigu Karpagambal-Kapaleeswarar | 02/04/2024 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | YGP Auditorium | 15/01/2024 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | YGP Auditorium | 15/01/2024 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | P.S. Dakshinamurthy Hall | 12/01/2024 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Vani Mahal - Kanchi Jagadguru Sri C | 09/01/2024 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 25/12/2023 |
 Malladi Brothers...(Title Bestow ) Dr. Usha Rajagopalan-Title Best Neyveli B. Venkatesh-Title Best Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan-Title Best | Vani Mahal - Kanchi Jagadguru Sri C | 09/12/2023 |
 R. Muthukannammal ...(Title Bestow ) Guru Smt. Rhadha-Title Best Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan-Title Best G. Vijayaraghavan-Title Best Kavya Muralidharan-Title Best Saroja Vaidyanathan-Title Best | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 08/07/2023 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Vani Mahal - Kanchi Jagadguru Sri C | 20/05/2023 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Arulmigu Karpagambal-Kapaleeswarar | 17/05/2023 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan... (Others) Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan-Others K. V. Prasad -Others | IITMAA, Chennai Chapter | 07/03/2023 |
 Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan...(Others) Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan-Others K. V. Prasad -Others | IITMAA, Chennai Chapter | 06/03/2023 |
| Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan... (Others) Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan-Others K. V. Prasad -Others | IITMAA, Chennai Chapter | 05/03/2023 |
 K. V. Prasad ...(Others) Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan-Others Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan-Others | IITMAA, Chennai Chapter | 04/03/2023 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan... (Others) Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan-Others K. V. Prasad -Others | IITMAA, Chennai Chapter | 03/03/2023 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 30/01/2023 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Abirami Chidambaram Hall | 15/10/2022 |
 Dr. T. V. Gopalakrishnan...(Others) Dr. Sudha Raghunathan-Others Natarajan. A. K. C.-Others Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan-Others | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 06/03/2022 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | RR Sabha-Kamakoti Triveni Sri Chand | 29/10/2021 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | R.K.Swamy Auditorium in Sivaswamy K | 05/02/2020 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Smt. Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium | 07/01/2020 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 25/12/2019 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Mylapore Fine Arts Club Hall - TAG | 14/12/2019 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Hotel Shri Devi Park | 07/08/2019 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Vani Mahal - Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall | 15/01/2019 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | RR Sabha-Kamakoti Triveni Sri Chand | 12/01/2019 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Smt. Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium | 09/01/2019 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | YGP Auditorium | 07/01/2019 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | R.K.Swamy Auditorium in Sivaswamy K | 26/01/2018 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Vani Mahal - Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall | 11/01/2017 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Smt. Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium | 28/12/2016 |
| Padma Shri Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 27/12/2016 |