Rajashree Warrier

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Born
Rajashree Warrier

(1974-01-31) 31 January 1974 (age 49)
Occupation Bharata Natyam dancer
Years active1990-
AwardsDevdasi National Award 2014, Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Academy Award 2013
Website www.rajashreewarrier.com

Rajashree Warrier is a Bharata Natyam dancer. [1] She is also a writer in Malayalam and a vocalist.

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Early life and education

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]

Career


Bharathanatyam Workshop at Pattambi - Palakkad On 18 May 2014 Rajashree-Warrier.jpg
Bharathanatyam Workshop at Pattambi - Palakkad On 18 May 2014

Media

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]

Publications

Warrier has written two books, Narthaki published by DC Books in 2013 and Nruthakala published by Chintha Publications in 2011. [4]

Awards and honours

Sources

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References

  1. M, Athira (20 October 2017). "Keeping it simple". The Hindu.
  2. "No Yakshi performance: Rajashree Warrier". 31 March 2018.
  3. "Dr. Rajashree Warrier". 2019. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. "പുതിയ നൃത്തരൂപത്തെക്കുറിച്ചും നിലപാടുകളെക്കുറിച്ചും രാജശ്രീ വാരിയർ".
  5. "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Dance". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.