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{{short description|Indian dancer and architect}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox dancer
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1971|6|11}}
|birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|nationality =[[India]]n
|occupation = [[Dancer]], [[Architect]]
|website=http://www.meenakshisrinivasan.com
}}
{{external media | width = 210px | align = right | headerimage= | video1 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XncsIkVv7dAMeenakshi Srinivasan Bharatanatyam performance in Thiruvananthapuram], Asianetnews, 2 Oct 2017 | video2= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XncsIkVv7dA Soorya Festival 2016 : Meenakshi Srinivasan's Bharatanatyam], Asianetnews, 5 Oct 2016 |video3= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaye_-er9ts Meenakshi Srinivasan Bharatantyam], Divinity Series, 31 January 2014}}

'''Meenakshi Srinivasan''' (born 11 June 1971) is an [[Indian classical dancer]] and choreographer, and an exponent of the Pandanallur style of [[Bharatnatyam]].<ref name="Menon"/> She trained under [[Alarmel Valli]] and is considered among the most promising soloists of the younger generation of dancers in this traditional style.<ref name="Sai">{{cite news |last1=Sai |first1=Veejay |title=Meet the next gen Indian artistes keeping Bharatnatyam alive and flourishing |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/meet-next-gen-indian-artistes-keeping-bharatnatyam-alive-and-flourishing-55415 |accessdate=24 July 2019 |work=The News Minute |date=8 January 2017}}</ref>

She has performed at the annual international dance festival of the [[Madras Music Academy]], the SIFAS Festival of Indian Classical Music and Dance in [[Singapore]], and the [[Musee Guimet]] in Paris, among many others. She received the [[Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar]] from [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] in 2011.

In addition Srinivasan is a professional architect and runs a boutique architectural practice called [http://www.calmstudio.com Calm Studio] in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref name="Menon">{{cite news |last1=Menon |first1=Anasuya |title=Seamless Grace |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/seamless-grace/article4935238.ece |accessdate=24 July 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=21 July 2013}}</ref>

== Early life and training ==
Born on 11 June 1971, in Chennai,<ref name="Akademi">{{cite web|url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=1476&at=5|title=Meenakshi Srinivasan|website=Sangeet Natak Akademi|accessdate=21 February 2019}}</ref> Srinivasan received her training in Bharatanatyam first under Venkatachalapathy of [[Kalakshetra]] then later under [[Alarmel Valli]].<ref name="Sai"/><ref name="Natharki">{{cite web |url=http://www.narthaki.com/info/rev09/rev804.html |website=Narthaki: Your gateway to the world of Indian Dance |first= A. |last= Seshan|date= 29 October 2009|accessdate=21 February 2019 |title=Meenakshi's magnificent Margam}}</ref>

== Career and notable performances ==
She has been featured at important ''sabhās'' in South India, such as the
[[Madras Music Academy]],<ref name="Sai"/>
Brahma Gana Sabha,<ref name="Performances2012">{{cite web |title=Performances - 2000-2012 |url=https://www.meenakshisrinivasan.com/performances |website=Meenakshi Srinivasan |accessdate=24 July 2019}}</ref> Krishna Gana Sabha.<ref name="Performances">{{cite web |title=Upcoming Performances |url=https://www.meenakshisrinivasan.com/agenda |website=Meenakshi Srinivasan |accessdate=24 July 2019}}</ref>
and the Margazhi Festival.<ref name="Saranyan">{{cite news |last1=Saranyan |first1=Vidya |title=Focus on the Feminine |url=https://www.thehindu.com/chennai-margazhi-season/meenakshi-srinivasan-focus-on-the-feminine/article6745015.ece |accessdate=24 July 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=1 January 2015}}</ref>

She has performed in dance festivals in other parts of the country including
Bangalore Habba,<ref name="Performances2012"/>
the Nadam Festival,<ref name="Akademi"/>
the Parikrama Festival,<ref name="Kantawala">{{cite news |last1=Kantawala |first1=Zainab |title=A celebration of dance |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/a-celebration-of-dance/articleshow/61267076.cms |work=The Times of India|date=27 Oct 2017 |accessdate=24 July 2019}}</ref>
the Shilparaman Dance Festival,<ref name="Performances2012"/> Dover Lane Music Conference in [[Kolkata]],<ref name="Performances2012"/> Devdasi Festival,<ref name="Akademi"/>
the [[Soorya Festival|Surya Festival]],<ref name="Surya">{{cite news |title=111-day Surya festival begins today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/111-day-surya-festival-begins-today/articleshow/60770870.cms |accessdate=24 July 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=20 September 2017}}</ref> the Swaralaya Festival<ref name="Ajayan">{{cite web |last1=Ajayan |first1=T. R. |title=Swaralaya Festival of Music and Dance; Kerala |url=http://www.kutcheribuzz.com/news/general/1409-swaralaya-festival |website=KutcheriBuzz |accessdate=24 July 2019|date=1 October 2013}}</ref> and the Nishagandhi Festival.<ref name="Performances2012"/>

Internationally she has performed in the SIFAS Festival Of Indian Classical Music & Dance at the [[Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay]] in Singapore,<ref name="Alurkar-Sriram">{{cite news |last1=Alurkar-Sriram |first1=Sarita |title=Brilliant all the way |url=https://www.tabla.com.sg/jrsrc/250316full/epage017/TA20160325-TAB-017-00.html |accessdate=24 July 2019 |work=Tabla |date=25 March 2016|page=17}}</ref><ref name="Esplanade">{{cite news |title=A fine-arts showcase, Indian style |url=https://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/arts/nac-advertorial/fine-arts-showcase-indian-style |accessdate=24 July 2019 |work=Today |date=23 March 2016}}</ref>
the [[Singapore Repertory Theatre]] in Singapore;<ref name="Shruti">{{cite web|url=https://sruti.com/index.php?route=archives/artist_details&artId=143|title=Meenakshi Srinivasan|website=Shruti: India's Premier Magazine for the Performing Arts|accessdate=21 February 2019}}</ref>
Ramli Ibrahim's Sutra Dance Theatre in [[Malaysia]],<ref name="Shruti"/>
the Gait to the Spirit festival in [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]],<ref name="Link">{{cite news |title=Gait To The Spirit Celebrates Classical Dance Of India |url=http://thelinkpaper.ca/?p=41336 |accessdate=24 July 2019 |work=The Link |date=4 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="Smith">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Janet |title=Gait to the Spirit festival brings in the best of bharata natyam |url=https://www.straight.com/arts/760231/gait-spirit-festival-brings-best-bharata-natyam |accessdate=24 July 2019 |work=Straight |date=29 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="MAM11th">{{cite book |title=THE 11th Dance Festival MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS |date=2017 |publisher=MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS |location=Chennai |page=46 |url=https://musicacademymadras.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/dance-festival-souvenir-2017.pdf |accessdate=24 July 2019}}</ref>
the Young Masters Festival in [[London, England]],<ref name="MAM11th"/>
and the [[Musee Guimet]] in [[Paris]], [[France]].<ref name="Inde à Paris">{{cite news |title=Meenakshi Srinivasan à Guimet |url=https://indeaparis.com/meenakshi-srinivasan-a-guimet |accessdate=24 July 2019 |work=Inde à Paris |date=14 October 2014}}</ref>
She has also performed in Holland and Belgium.<ref name="Tonal">{{cite news |title=Bharata Natyam dancer Meenakshi Srinivasan on tour in The Netherlands and Belgium |url=http://www.tonalties.nl/wordpress/?tag=meenakshi-srinivasan |accessdate=24 July 2019 |work=Tonal Ties |date=1 February 2012}}</ref>

== Awards ==
She has received several honours in appreciation of her work.
She has been acclaimed for her energy and inner power and the "measured brilliance" of her "[[Nritya|nritta (pure dance), nritya (expressive dance) and natya (drama)]]"<ref name="Alurkar-Sriram"/>
She has been conferred the titles Natya Kala Vipanchee (2007), Natya Kala Dharshini (2012) and Nrtya Abhinaya Sundaram.<ref name="THARANG UTSAV">{{cite web |title=Meenakshi Srinivasan |url=https://tharangutsav.org/tharang-utsav-archive/tharang-utsav-2016/meenakshi-srinivasan/ |website=THARANG UTSAV |accessdate=24 July 2019}}</ref>

Srinivasan was awarded the [[Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar]] of [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, in 2011 for her notable talent in the field of Bharatanatyam.<ref name="Sinha">{{cite news |last1=Sinha |first1=Meenakshi |title=Meenakshi Srinivasan: The values that come with learning a classical art are precious |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/23473328.cms |accessdate=24 July 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=4 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="Akademi"/>

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