Guru Smt. Rekha Ramachandran has been teaching Bharathanrityam since the age of 19 and set up the Anugraha Fine Arts Academy under the aegis of her Guru, Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam in 1992. The institute was renamed as ‘Nardhanamala’ in 2017 and continues to engage students across different age groups in learning this sacrosanct art form.