Bharatnatyam KA Academy
KA Academy of Indian Music & Dance, founded by CV Subramanian and Gayatri Subramanian is dedicated in teaching pure and traditional style of Bharata Natyam, Violin, Vocal and Kids Choir. The academy has a dedicated studio located in Marietta. Both Gayatri and CV Subramanian have given numerous stage performances, lecture demonstartions, workshops in Atlanta and outside.
Gods and Godesses pleaded with Lord Brahma for another Veda to be created that would be simple for the common man to understand, which is particularly important in Kali Yuga. Granting their wish, Lord Brahma created the Panchamaveda, the Fifth Veda, or NatyaVeda, a quintessence of the main four Vedas. Brahma took pathya (words) form the Rigveda, abhinaya (communicative elements of the body movements, cf. mime) from the Yajurveda, geeth (music and chant) from Samaveda, and rasa (vital sentiment and emotional element) from Atharvaveda to form the fifth Veda, NatyaVeda. After creating this Veda, Lord Brahma handed it to sage Bharata and asked him to propagate it on earth. Obeying the fiat of Lord Brahma, sage Bharata wrote down Natyashastra. Bharata together with groups of the
Gandharavas and Apsaras performed natya, nrtta and nrtya before Siva. It became the most authoritative text on the artistic technique of classical Indian dances
