Achaaryaa (आचार्या)
Manasa is a classical dancer who has been training in Kathak and Bharatanatyam for over 16 years under the tutelage Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardees, Gurus Smt. Nirupama Rajendra and Shri T. D. Rajendra at Abhinava Dance Company, Bengaluru. She holds a Bharatanatyam Senior Examination certification from the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB).
She has undergone structured training in the 108 Karanas from the Natyashastra, as reconstructed by Padma Vibhushan Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam, under Guru Smt. Nirupama Rajendra’s guidance.
With performances in Abhinava Dance Company productions, she now serves as faculty at Abhinava Dance School.
Manasa also works as a corporate professional at Bosch Global Software Technologies.