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Vyshnavie Sainath Gifted with a natural flair for dance, Vyshnavie, daughter and disciple of the renowned Bharathanatyam artiste Rajeswari Sainath, is one of the finest exponents of dance in the younger generation. Her performances are an amalgam of traditional rigour and elegance. She has undergone training in the Laya (Rhythm) aspects of dance directly from Mridangam legend Guru Karaikkudi Mani.

Her quest for other modes of artistic expression led her to explore the Odissi, Simhanandini, Kalaripayattu (art form of kerala), contemporary style of dance forms. Vyshnavie has performed across major cities in India and has also given performances in prestigious dance festivals in USA, Canada, London, Germany, Sweden, Australia. She has acted in the documentary French film produced by French Film maker Bernard Bloch through the medium of dance.

Only artiste from Telangana to perform five styles, more so reviving the dying art form of Andhra Pradesh namely Simhanandini drawing the picture of lion- the Vahana of Goddess Durga Devi as worshiped in ancient temples (Kuchipudi).

Vyshnavie always believes in giving back to the society her experience in learning the different styles and is now greatly working on spreading awareness on ‘Women Empowerment through fitness’ and therefore is associated with the leading paper Times Of India as an activity partner in their initiative, ‘Happy Streets’. Also she conducts lectures in different colleges for women to motivate them.

Personal Life:

Vyshnavie is the only daughter of of world renowed Bharathanatyam artiste Rajeshwari Sainath, Vyshnavie is a Post Graduate(D) in Human Resource and Diploma Holder in Theatre Arts. Masters in Bharathanatyam from Madras University. She has passed in distinction in Dance Diploma from Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University - Hyderabad. She has done a course in Movement Arts and Mixed Media from India’s Premier Institute - Attakalari, Bangalore.

Vyshnavie is the only Indian dancer in the recently concluded intensive camp for classical contemporary dance by Martha Graham School in New York.

As a Teacher:

She runs her own institution Vyshnavie Natya Centre in Banjara hills in Hyderabad wherein, students ranging from age 5-65 undergo training in Bharathanatyam and Kalaripayattu. She gives training to the senior learners from different professional fronts such as doctors, bureaucrats, corporate executives whose purpose of dance acts as stress buster.

National Performances:

As a performer, Vyshnavie performed solo presentations for prestigious organisations in India such as Madras Music Academy, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Narada Gana Sabha,Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha, Mylapore Fine Arts, Karthik Fine Arts etc in Chennai,India Habitat Centre in Delhi and other centres in Orissa, Mumbai etc.
 * Krishna Darshan -as Krishna(Hindi)
 * Shakuntala Prema Kavya- as Shakuntala(Sanskrit)
 * Lalitha Sahasranamam-as godess Lalitha(Sanskrit)
 * Panduranga Abhangs-as lord Panduranga(Marati)
 * Swadhesheeyam about Weavers Community(Telugu)
 * Navarasas –solo thematic presentation (Tamil)
 * Women Empowerment, Ahalya, Menaka(English)
 * Prakrithi-Environment Awareness
 * Organ donation-Creating an Awareness
 * Neuro Biology of Dance-Medical Ballet connecting mind and body with regard to neural circuits modulating through dance along with the ex-NIMS director Dr.I. Dinakar.

International Performances

She was invited to perform for the Avarthana Festival at the Croydon Theatre (London), The Re-Orient Festival (Sweden), Mummoorthigal Festival (Australia) and at venues in USA and Canada in Guru Karraikkudi Mani's productions. She also had the disctinction of performing on the closing day of the cultural Festival of FINA (World Swimming Championship) in Australia.

Awards

Vyshnavie has received a number of awards and appreciations from different organisations to name a few are:
 * Best Artiste of the Country by the leading news paper The Times of India, Chennai
 * Youth Icon text of Andhra Pradesh awarded by leading publications India Today
 * Women’s award by Zee Telugu channel for the most outstanding women contributors to society.
 * Rukminidevi Arundale award from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha – Chennai.
 * Natya Chuddar from Karthik Fine Arts, Chennai.
 * National Junior Merit Scholarship Awardee from CCRT, New Delhi.
 * Young Achiever’s Award by the Public Relations Council Of India. She is an ‘ A ‘ Grade artiste from the Doordarshan Chennai Kendra. An empanelled artiste from the ICCR.

Vyshnavie’s journey has been a seamless flow from her roots in Bharathanatyam to other expressions of dance where choreography is her forte, and in the process she has intellectually transcended the borders that label an artiste-just a dancer.