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Gomathi Manoj

Bharatnatyam dancer

Biography

Smt. Gomathi Manoj is a Bharatanatyam performing artiste, dance teacher, choreographer & the Artistic Director of Soundarya Natya Kalalaya, New Jersey. She has learnt this Indian classical art form for 22 years and has over 250 performances to her credit staged in various parts of India and also in USA, Singapore and Kingdom of Bahrain. She continues to learn this fine art under the guidance of Guru Smt. Padmini Radhakrishnan & serves as a torch-bearer of this premier institution, here in New Jersey, USA.

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Shanmuga Kauthuvam - Gomathi Manoj

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qHEjlBk3kw

Chinmaya Vrindavan, USA - 'HARI-HARAM' by Soundarya Natya Kalalaya

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Gomathi Manoj

Gomathi Manoj Performance

Gomathi Manoj - Soundarya Natya Kalalaya, New Jersey

Keerthanam by Gomathi Manoj,

Career

Gomathi & her students have performed for various prestigious organizations & temples in the USA like - - New York Tamil Sangam
- Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New York
- Navatman's Drive East Festival, New York
- Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Pomona, New York
- Sri Guruvayurappan Temple, Morganville, New Jersey
- Shri Krishna Vrundavana, Edison, New Jersey
- ISKCON, South Plainfield, New Jersey
- ISKCON, Towaco, New Jersey
- Chinmaya Vrindavan, Cranbury, New Jersey
- Sai Datta Peetam, South Plainfield, New Jersey
- Indian Caucus of Secaucus, New Jersey
- Council of Indian Organizations in Greater Philadelphia (CIO's) event -- 'Festival of India', Philadelphia
She & her students have been invited year-after-year to participate in local art festivals like - - One World Music & Arts Cultural Festival, Burlington City, New Jersey
- Center for Modern Dance Education Annual ‘Dance-athon’, Hackensack, New Jersey - ‘Rhythms of India’ festival at North Bergen Public Library, New Jersey
- Major fund-raising foundations - SPANDANA & Vibha, who support under-privileged kids in India.

Awards & Achievements

While at Kingdom of Bahrain, she won accolades at dance competitions hosted by -

1.the Indian Fine Arts Society (IFAS),

2.the Coordination Committee of Indian Associations (CCIA), - the Tamil Social and Cultural Association (TASCA), - the Indian Club,

3.the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam (BKS)

4.the Indian School to name a few.

At India, she has participated at various venues within India & abroad and achieved the below milestones -

‘Sur Singar Mani’ Title Awardee at Sur Singar Samsad, May 2007.
First Prize & Shri Govindaraj Pillai Rolling Trophy Awardee at the 37th Annual Youth Festival, Classical Dance Competition, February 2003.
First Prize at Sharda Sangeet Vidyalaya, Bharatanatyam Competition, August 2002.
Merit Award (Fifth Place) at PADAM Top Ten for Bharatanatyam, December 2000.

In New Jersey, USA -

She was chosen as the State Ambassador for Indian Classical Dance from New Jersey by IndianRaga in January 2017.
At the New Jersey International Fine Arts Festival held in April 2017, her students won the dance school the Championship Trophy in Indian Classical Dance category & the Silver Trophy amongst all contesting dance schools.
In May 2017, she was awarded the First Prize at the Regional Rounds & Third Prize at the National Championships of SiliconAndhra Annamayya 609th Jayanthi Utsavam at San Jose, CA.