Rajashree Warrier | |
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| Born | Rajashree Warrier 31 January 1974 |
| Occupation | Bharatnatyam |
| Years active | 1990- |
| Awards | Devdasi National Award 2014, Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Academy Award 2013 |
| Website | www |
Rajashree Warrier is a Bharata Natyam dancer. [1] She is also a writer in Malayalam and a vocalist.
Rajasree Warrier was born and brought up in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.[ citation needed ] She learned Bharathanatyam under the tutelage of V Mythili and Jayanthi Subramaiam. She got trained in carnatic music under Mullamudu Harihara Iyer, Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath, Parassala Ponnammal and B. Sasikumar. Warrier also holds a post graduate diploma in journalism. [2]
Warrier anchored the breakfast show Suprabhatham on Asianet for four years.[ citation needed ] She has also anchored, scripted and produced several programmes on DD Kerala, Amrita TV and Asianet. [3]
Warrier has written two books, Narthaki published by DC Books in 2013 and Nruthakala published by Chintha Publications in 2011. [4]
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