# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/meenakshi-chitharanjan
# Generated: 2026-08-14T16:36:48.067Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/meenakshi-chitharanjan"
name: "Meenakshi Chitharanjan"
slug: "meenakshi-chitharanjan"
description: "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. She is the founder of Kaladiksha, an institution promoting Bharatanatyam and striving to preserve the Pandanallur tradition. A disciple of the father-son duo of Chokkalingam Pillai and Subbaraya Pillai, she is a recipient of several honours including Kalaimamani Award of the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Natya Kala Sarathi of Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha. The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for her contributions to classical dance."
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gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
livingStatus: "UNKNOWN"
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump