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Meenakshi Chitharanjan
(Bharathanatyam)
Meenakshi Chitharanjan was born in Chennai, in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu to Sabanagayam, a government official, as the youngest and only girl child among his five children. Meenakshi Chitharanjan, an Indian classical dancer, teacher and choreographer, is known as an exponent of the Pandanallur style of the classical dance form of Bharatanatyam. Meenakshi having undergone rigorous training under the famous Pandanallur Gurus, Chockalingam Pillai and his son Subbaraya Pillai. She received the title Natya Choodamani of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha and, Kalaimamani Award of the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1975. The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2008 and Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha honoured her with the title of Natya Kala Sarathi in 2014. She is also a recipient of Awards of Excellence from Rotary Club, Chenna and Probus Club, Chennai, and Best Dancer Award (2004) from Madras Music Academy. She holds the highest artist grade at the Doordarshan.
| Title | Given by | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Natya Kalasarathy | Sri Parthasarahy Swamy Sabha | 2014 |
| Padma Shri | Govt. of India | 2008 |
| Natya Choodamani | Sri. Krishna Gana Sabha | 1975 |
| Kalaimamani | Tamilnadu State Govt | 1975 |
| Artist | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
 Meenakshi Chitharanjan(Choreography) | Rajah Annamalai Mandram | 26/12/2025 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 24/12/2025 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 19/12/2025 |
 Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan...(Title Bestow ) Mannargudi Easwaran-Title Best Meenakshi Chitharanjan-Title Best Mapilai Ganesh-Title Best | RR Sabha-Kamakoti Triveni Sri Chand | 11/12/2025 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan... (Bharathanatyam) Ashwath Narayanan-Vocal - Ca Dr. Sudha Seshayyan-Others | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 08/11/2025 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Arulmigu Karpagambal-Kapaleeswarar | 01/05/2025 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Arulmigu Karpagambal-Kapaleeswarar | 24/04/2025 |
 Revathi Ramachandran...(Title Bestow ) Dr. Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti-Chief Gues Meenakshi Chitharanjan-Guests of Dr. Chitra Visweswaran-Guests of | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 31/03/2025 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Choreography) | R.K.Swamy Auditorium in Sivaswamy K | 10/03/2025 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Choreography) | Mylapore Fine Arts Club Hall - TAG | 08/03/2025 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Choreography) | P.S. Dakshinamurthy Hall | 10/01/2025 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 07/01/2025 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | YGP Auditorium | 07/12/2024 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Mylapore Fine Arts Club Hall - TAG | 29/06/2024 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Choreography) | Arulmigu Karpagambal-Kapaleeswarar | 02/04/2024 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | YGP Auditorium | 15/01/2024 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | YGP Auditorium | 15/01/2024 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | P.S. Dakshinamurthy Hall | 12/01/2024 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Vani Mahal - Kanchi Jagadguru Sri C | 09/01/2024 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 25/12/2023 |
 Malladi Brothers...(Title Bestow ) Dr. Usha Rajagopalan-Title Best Neyveli B. Venkatesh-Title Best Meenakshi Chitharanjan-Title Best | Vani Mahal - Kanchi Jagadguru Sri C | 09/12/2023 |
 R. Muthukannammal ...(Title Bestow ) Guru Smt. Rhadha-Title Best Meenakshi Chitharanjan-Title Best G. Vijayaraghavan-Title Best Kavya Muralidharan-Title Best Saroja Vaidyanathan-Title Best | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 08/07/2023 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Vani Mahal - Kanchi Jagadguru Sri C | 20/05/2023 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Arulmigu Karpagambal-Kapaleeswarar | 17/05/2023 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan... (Others) Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan-Others K. V. Prasad -Others | IITMAA, Chennai Chapter | 07/03/2023 |
| Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan... (Others) Meenakshi Chitharanjan-Others K. V. Prasad -Others | IITMAA, Chennai Chapter | 06/03/2023 |
| Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan... (Others) Meenakshi Chitharanjan-Others K. V. Prasad -Others | IITMAA, Chennai Chapter | 05/03/2023 |
 K. V. Prasad ...(Others) Meenakshi Chitharanjan-Others Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan-Others | IITMAA, Chennai Chapter | 04/03/2023 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan... (Others) Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan-Others K. V. Prasad -Others | IITMAA, Chennai Chapter | 03/03/2023 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 30/01/2023 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Abirami Chidambaram Community Hall | 15/10/2022 |
 Dr. T. V. Gopalakrishnan...(Others) Dr. Sudha Raghunathan-Others Natarajan. A. K. C.-Others Meenakshi Chitharanjan-Others | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 06/03/2022 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | RR Sabha-Kamakoti Triveni Sri Chand | 29/10/2021 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | R.K.Swamy Auditorium in Sivaswamy K | 05/02/2020 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Smt. Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium | 07/01/2020 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 25/12/2019 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Mylapore Fine Arts Club Hall - TAG | 14/12/2019 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Hotel Shri Devi Park | 07/08/2019 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Vani Mahal - Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall | 15/01/2019 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | RR Sabha-Kamakoti Triveni Sri Chand | 12/01/2019 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Smt. Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium | 09/01/2019 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | YGP Auditorium | 07/01/2019 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | R.K.Swamy Auditorium in Sivaswamy K | 26/01/2018 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Vani Mahal - Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall | 11/01/2017 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Smt. Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium | 28/12/2016 |
| Meenakshi Chitharanjan (Bharathanatyam) | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 27/12/2016 |