Puja has been trained in the Kalakshetra style, which
is characterized by traditional purity, grace and vigor,
under Padmashri Guru Sri. Adyar K. Lakshman, a renowned
dance guru, nattuvanar, vocalist, choreographer, and
composer. Her Abhinaya Guru is Smt. Bragha Bessell
from Chennai, a senior faculty of Kalakshetra. Her
initial training in Bharatanatyam started at the age
of four under Guru Smt. Ratnam Janardhanan
of the Vazhuvoor School at 'Pratibha Nritya
Mandir' in Nagpur.
Puja is an exquisite performing artiste and
believes that "Bharatanatyam is a divine
expression of who we are, what we
believe in and how we perceive
the world around us".
Shivanjali