indulge in an immersive conversation on mohiniyattam and its dimensions with yuva kala bharati dr rekha raju she will present a kucheri and talk on mohiniyattam at 5 pm on september 25 at cafe down the alley 100 feet ring road when rekha raju was three years old guru padmini ramachandran began teaching her bharatanatyam out of curiosity she started learning mohiniyattam from prof a janardhan she received extensive training from a number of gurus including janardhanan gopika varma raju datar and kalamandalam usha datar she began her undergraduate studies with a focus on business while earning her masters degree in performing arts and administration in human resource and accounts her fine arts doctorate was earned at heidelberg university in germany she holds a rank in the vidwath and a masters degree with distinction in bharatanatyamin 2003 she performed her first stage performance arangetram at ravindra kalakshetra in bangalore since the age of four she has been performing on stages both domestically and abroad she has performed as a soloist for numerous prestigious dance organisations in india including yuva sourabha an event put on by the kannada culture department a programme at the indian council for cultural relations the institute of world culture the delhi international festival the poona dance festival the kajuraho dance festival the konark dance festival the purana quila and the chennai seasonal dance festivalat her school nrithya dhama temple of fine arts dr rekha is a proud guru today teaching more than 100 pupils from all backgrounds including classical music dance and other art forms