Sutikshna Veeravalli is a Bharatanatyam dancer and Carnatic vocalist, from Chicago, IL. She has trained for over 15 years under her mother and dancer, Smt. Vanitha Veeravalli. She has been invited to perform at organizations such as Third Eye Dancers (Atlanta, GA), where her performance received special mention. In addition to venues in the US, Sutikshna has performed in the Music and Dance festival in Chennai and Bangalore for several years. Her performance was reviewed in The Hindu (February 2013). Sutikshna holds the unique distinction of composing a Thillana at the age of 14 and performing it at her Bharatanatyam Arangetram. This was possible because of her equally rigorous training in Carnatic music. She has won multiple awards at the Cleveland Aradhana and Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam in both arts. Sutikshna was featured in several Tamil magazines, a Kalai Malar (Jaya TV) interview, and holds the title of Yuva Kala Vipanchee for youth excellence in classical dance and music. Sutikshna holds degrees in Neuroscience and English from the University of Illinois at Chicago.