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Indian Classical Music and Dance Teacher's Database
Since SRUTI was started in 1986, there has been a growing number of children, born in U.S.A., who have been training in Indian classical music and dance.  As part of our mission in promoting and creating awareness of Indian classical music and dance in the greater Delaware Valley,  Sruti is creating a database of teachers.  We encourage teachers to submit their details to the President which includes enough details for potential students to contact you.  If you live in the greater Delaware Valley area, we will gladly include the information.

By publishing the names Sruti does not endorse anyone in particular, but is doing so as a service to the community.

The list is ordered by the Name.
1/18/2009 - The list is now ordered by the Fullname of the teacher.

No.FullName FieldPhoneAddressEMail/Website
Carnatic Music Teachers
1)Arun RamamurthyCarnatic Instrumental (Violin) 732-539-4865 24 Scott Drive,
Morganville,
NJ 07751 
arunnj25@gmail.com 
2)Balachandar KrishnarajCarnatic Instrumental (Flute) 484-821-5725 519 Benson Lane,
Chester Springs,
PA 19425 
bala.krishnaraj@gmail.com 
3)Bhavani PrakashCarnatic Vocal &
Carnatic Instrumental (Veena and Flute) 
908-834-2265 6 Breezy Ct,
Scotch Plains,
NJ 07080 
bhapra@yahoo.com 
4)Bhuvana KannanCarnatic Instrumental (Veena) 609-716-6409 7 Cottonwood Court,
Plainsboro,
NJ 08536 
bhuvanak@hotmail.com 
5)Chitra SundararajanCarnatic Vocal 610-280-7350 211 Snowberry Way,
West Chester,
PA 19380 
chitrasundararajan@gmail.com 
6)Dinakar SubramanianCarnatic Vocal 610-630-1878 Trooper, PA

 
dinasub@yahoo.com 
7)Ganga AnandCarnatic Instrumental (Veena) 610-458-9223 11 Blue Heron Lane,
Downingtown,
PA 19335 
ganganand@hotmail.com 
8)Indu VasudevanCarnatic Vocal 609-443-5942  237 Oak Creek Circle,
East Windsor,
NJ 08520 
indu_vas@hotmail.com 
9)K S ManiCarnatic Instrumental (Violin) 609-716-9655 14 Shady Brook Lane,
Cranbury,
NJ 08512-2611 
radhika_subramanian@yahoo.com 
10)Kalyani JosyulaCarnatic Instrumental (Veena) 732-940-6226 19 Villanova Dr,
Kendall Park,
NJ 08824 
kalyanijosyula@yahoo.com 
11)Kalyani RamaniCarnatic Vocal 732-821-0641 3, Eleanor Drive,
Kendall Park
NJ 08824-1815 
kalyaniramani@yahoo.com 
12)Kiranavali VidyasankarCarnatic Vocal 215-310-1783 123 Meadow View Lane,
Lansdale
PA 19446 
kiranavali@hotmail.com, kiranavali@gmail.com 
13)Lalitha EmaniCarnatic Vocal 484-716-6532, 610-415-9829 202 Drummers Lane,
Phoenixville
PA 19460 
l_emani@hotmail.com 
14)Lata SureshCarnatic Vocal 610-431-2818 766 Shropshire Drive,
West Chester
PA 19382 
tsuresh@bww.com 
15)P SivakumarCarnatic Instrumental (Mridangam) 484-684-7385 309 Monroe Blvd,
King of Prussia
PA 19406 
sivakumaruma@hotmail.com
About the Teacher 
16)Ponnani S AnanthanarayananCarnatic Vocal &
Carnatic Instrumental (Violin) 
610-650-0571 Shruthilayam Organisation
303 Minuteman Drive,
Collegeville, PA 19426 
shruthilayamschool@yahoo.com
About the Teacher 
17)Prakash RaoCarnatic Instrumental (Mridangam) 908-834-2265 6 Breezy Ct,
Scotch Plains,
NJ 07080 
prakashvrao@gmail.com 
18)Radhika ManiCarnatic Instrumental (Violin) 609-716-9655 14 Shady Brook Lane,
Cranbury,
NJ 08512-2611 
radhika_subramanian@yahoo.com 
19)Radhika MurthyCarnatic Vocal & Carnatic Instrumental (Veena) 609-223-0527 11 Carson St,
Robbinsville,
NJ 08691 
radhika_murthy@yahoo.com 
20)Ram NathCarnatic Instrumental (Flute) 215-661-1140 

 
suloram@msn.com 
21)Ranjini SwamyCarnatic Vocal &
Carnatic Instrumental (Violin) 
609-638-5036 Hamilton, NJ and Newark, DE

 
ranjiniswamy@hotmail.com 
22)Sangeetha BalachandarCarnatic Vocal 484-821-5725 519 Benson Lane,
Chester Springs,
PA 19425 
balachandar.sangeetha@gmail.com 
23)Sriram BalasubramanianCarnatic Instrumental (Mridangam, Ghatam and Tabla) 313-942-5288 

 

About the Teacher 
24)Sumati SaranganCarnatic Vocal 484-454-5732 8125 West Chester Pike,
C-5 West Bldg,
Upper Darby, PA 19082 
suesumathi0609@yahoo.com 
25)T N BalaCarnatic Vocal 610-446-2240 201 Ellis Road,
Havertown
PA 19083 
tnbala@comcast.net
http://www.tnbala.com 
26)Uma SivakumarCarnatic Vocal 484-485-7229 307 Glenn Rose Blvd,
King of Prussia
PA 19406 
sivakumaruma@hotmail.com
About the Teacher 
27)Vidya SridharCarnatic Vocal 610-678-1502 305 Shelly Drive,
Sinking Spring,
PA 19608 
ss6872@comcast.net
About the Teacher 
Hindusthani Music Teachers
28)Allyn MinerHindusthani Instrumental (Sitar) 215-898-7475 South Asia Studies, University of Pennsylvania,
820 Williams Hall,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305 
aminer@mail.sas.upenn.edu
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~aminer/ 
29)Amol KhanapurkarHindusthani Instrumental (Tabla) 339-293-7144 Neshaminy Valley Dr,
Bensalem,
PA 19020 
amolkhanapurkar@gmail.com
http://www.amolkhanapurkar.com 
30)Jayati MukherjeeHindusthani Vocal 610-792-9273 Sargam Music Classes,
Collegeville /Royersford,
PA 
jayati_mukherjee@hotmail.com
http://www.jayatimukherjee.com 
31)Maitrayee PatelHindusthani Vocal 610-918-9677 West Chester,
PA 19382
 
mittu_patel@hotmail.com
http://www.maitrayee.com 
32)Vivek KhadilkarHindusthani Vocal 215-357-5383 Southhampton,
Philadelphia
 
 
Classical Dance Teachers
33)Anwesha DuttaBharatanatyam 215-280-3241 Artistic Director,
Nava Nritya Dance Academy of Blue Bell, PA
(Institute of Classical and Contemporary Dance) 
teach_ad@hotmail.com
http://www.navanritya.org 
34)Baladevi ChandrasekharBharatanatyam 609-430-0301 Artistic Director,
Shree Padma Nrityam Academy of Performing Arts Inc.,
369 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540 
chandrubala@yahoo.com
http://www.shreepadmanrityam.org 
35)Divya NayarBharatanatyam  Edison,
New Jersey
 

http://divyanayar.com 
36)Hema SripalBharatanatyam 302-355-0404 1 Marra Pl,
Newark,
DE 19702 
hemasripal@hotmail.com
About the Teacher 
37)Indira SreeramKuchipudi 732-940-7409 20 Greyhound Ct,
Kendall Park,
NJ 08824 
cfkdance@gmail.com
http://www.Kuchipudidancecenter.com 
38)Kalaimamani Ramya RamnarayanBharatanatyam (Dancer, Choreographer and Teacher) 732-398-9895 2 Stallion Way,
North Brunswick,
NJ 08902 (Classes in Central NJ and Allentown PA) 
rktirumala@aol.com
http://www.nrithyanjali.org 
39)Lakshmi RaghavanBharatanatyam 215-493-0464 Yardley,
PA 19067
 
lakshmi_raghavan@yahoo.com 
40)Manimekalai ThiyagarajanBharatanatyam & Bollywood Dance
(Teacher & Choreographer) 
215-295-2306 Artistic Director,
Manimekalai Dance School,
Morrisville, PA & Lansdale, PA 
mekalai@yahoo.com
http://www.myspace.com/manimekalai 
41)Meena Basu NagBharatanatyam &
Creative Indian Classical Dance 
732-598-7079 Artistic Director,
Nritya Creations Academy of Dance,
Holmdel, NJ 
info@nrityacreations.com
http://www.nrityacreations.com 
42)Mridula AnandBharatanatyam 412-521-3850, 650-814-3744 Silambam Bharatanatyam Dance School,
1173 Frick Lane,
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 
silambam05@yahoo.com
http://mridustan.googlepages.com 
43)Pavitra SrinivasanBharatanatyam 814-571-5365 Artistic Staff of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam,
Saylorsburg,
PA 18353 
pavithsri@hotmail.com 
44)Ramaa RameshBharatanatyam 610-725-9539 Artistic Director

 
 
45)Ranjani AjitBharatanatyam 215-633-0973 123 Stetson Drive,
Chalfont,
PA 18914 
shiv.kala@yahoo.com 
46)Sangeetha BalachandarBharatanatyam 484-821-5725 519 Benson Lane,
Chester Springs,
PA 19425 
balachandar.sangeetha@gmail.com 
47)Shaily DadialaBharatanatyam &
Indian Cinematic Dance 
267-994-7285 Artistic Director,
The Archana Dance Academy,
Bucks County, PA 
admin@thearchanadanceacademy.com
http://www.thearchanadanceacademy.com 
48)Soujanya MadhusudanBharatanatyam 484-879-6590 362 Apple Drive,
Exton,
PA 19341 
soujanyamadhu@gmail.com
About the Teacher 
49)Sudha Shekhar DevulapalliBharatanatyam 732-398-0849 117 Eleanor Dr,
Kendall Park
NJ 08824 
Kalanjali_Sudha@yahoo.com
http://www.kalanjalischoolofdance.com 
50)Sudha RajanBharatanatyam 609-799-4266 4 Sunset Ct.,
West Windsor,
NJ 08550 
sudharajan@yahoo.com 
51)Sunanda GandhamKuchipudi 610-631-2291, 610-321-0487 Artistic Director,
Nataraja Performing Arts,
440 Carpenters Cove Lane, Downingtown, PA 19335 
npa@natarajaperformingarts.net
http://www.natarajaperformingarts.net 
52)Vasanthi NagarajBharatanatyam 610-337-0980 
King of Prussia,
PA 
vasanthin@hotmail.com 
53)Viji RaoBharatanatyam 215-969-8603 Artistic Director,
Threeaksha Institute of Performing Arts
 
threeaksha@hotmail.com