Dr. Janaki Rangarajan started learning Bharatanatyam at the age of 4 from Smt. Madhavi Chandrasekhar in Trichy, India.  When her family moved to Chennai at the age of 7, Janaki was put under the direct tutelage of Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam at Nrithyodaya.  

When she was only 15 years old, Janaki was promoted by Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam to the rank of Nrithyodaya's faculty and went on to teach scores of students.  

Janaki performed in numerous solo and group programs all over India and Thailand.  Janaki performed in lead roles along with Dr. Padma in various dance dramas.