"TAPASYA" - pray for a soul

Kritika Subramanian

Kritika Subramanian is currently a freshman student in Oxford College at Emory University. Kritika attended State Bridge Crossing Elementary School, Fulton Science Academy Middle School and North Springs Charter High School, where she was enrolled as a Science and Visual Arts Magnet student. After beginning her Bharathanatyam training with Padmaja Kelam and Subhathra Sudarshan, Kritika joined The Narasimha Academy of Arts. Under the able guidance of Guru Preeti Vinayak Shah, Kritika has been groomed into an advanced performer with exemplary abhinaya skills. She completed her Arangetram in June, 2008 with rave reviews for her outstanding abhinaya and rhythm control.

 Adding to her dancing skills is her knowledge of Carnatic music, which she has acquired by training in vocal music from her mother, Mrs. Kala Subramanian. She is also an accomplished violinist, having trained under Mr. Jacob Yampolsky. She has won first place in the North Springs school wide science fair two times and has passed regional level and placed fourth in the state science fair during the year 2006-2007. She has also won first place in the IACA Talent Search for Bharathanatyam in the year 2005 and competed in the technology fair, where she won first place at county level and third place at State Level. She was also a member of the National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Science Olympiad, and National Society for High School Scholars her senior year in High School. Kritika has been an active participant in local organizations and local charities.

A few words from Kritika:

"I am very excited and honored to be a part of Tapasya - Pray for a Soul. I have enjoyed working with all the participants and of course, Preeti Aunty has done a tremendous job with the choreographies and planning. Preeti Aunty has been a great source of encouragement for me when it comes to dance and I look forward to my weekly class very eagerly. I cannot wait for the show and hope for its success."