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Padma Rajagopal is a well-renowned teacher and choreographer in the divine art of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance form of India. Padma has conducted several recitals (arangetrams) both in India and USA She has a Bachelors and Masters degree in Music and Dance from the world-renowned M. S. University, Baroda, India, where she studied under the tutelage of her late Guru Anjali Merh of Kalakshetra. Padma established a curriculum for dance while teaching at Lucknow University in India as Assistant Professor. She also taught at Sangeetha Bharathi Academy in Delhi. Padma has taught, choreographed and performed at Darpana Performing Arts in Ahmedabad, India, an institution of international repute, under Mrs. Mrinalini Sarabhai. She traveled to various countries for presenting workshops and performed in China, Korea, UK, Germany, Austria and Spain among other nations while at Darpana. She has conducted workshops and special lectures at various universities in USA and in Europe. Padma has choreographed and performed many traditional and contemporary themes. Currently, Smt. Padma Rajagopal is the artistic director at Nupur Anjali Dance Academy in Cleveland, Ohio.