Padma Subrahmanyam

Padma Subrahmanyam
Born	4 February 1943 (1943-02-04) (age 81) Madras presidency, British India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Ethiraj College for Women
Occupation(s)	Dancer, Choreographer, Teacher and Author
Known for	Bharatanatyam
Parent	Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam (father)
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.com

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]