Shriya Srinivasan  Bharatanatyam Dancer,  busy pursuing her doctorate in medical engineering in the U.S.

"While I am a full-time Ph.D. student, I devote a significant amount of time to Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music, because it brings me great satisfaction  at physical, mental, and spiritual levels. Through classical art, we are able to explore and examine the nature of human life and relationships, she enthuses.

A third dimension to her personality is her penchant for choreography. A disciple of her mother, well-known dancer Sujatha Srinivasan, Shriya proved her mettle as a Bharatanatyam artiste at the well-attended recital.