Smt.
Preethy Sajeevan
Director, Krishnanjali Dance Academy.
Yato hasta tato drishti,
yato drishti tato manah,
yato manah tato bhavah,
yato bhavah tato rasah.
Where the hand goes, the eye follows; where the eye goes, the mind follows; where the mind goes, feeling rises; and where feeling rises, rasa is born.
— Natya Shastra
An institution in practice
0yrs
in the pursuit of Bharathanatyam.
Scholarship
The Discipline of Study
Qualifications
MA in Bharathanatyam
Tamil University, Thanjavur
A formal scholarship in the Kalakshetra-style Bharathanatyam lineage, carried into practice across four decades of teaching and performance.
A life in dance
The Journey
From the first lessons to the founding of an institution — and the regalia of the stage that followed.
1986
Began training in Bharathanatyamtbd
Earliest steps in the Kalakshetra tradition.
1992
MA in Bharathanatyamtbd
Tamil University, Thanjavur.
1993
Krishnanjali Dance Academy founded
Kunnamkulam, Thrissur — the first branch opens its doors.
2005
Aruvayi branch establishedtbd
Extending the practice into a second town.
2012
Mangad branchtbd
A third home for the institution.
2018
Kattakambal & Kizhoor branchestbd
Five branches across central Kerala.
2023
Krishnanjali Dance Collections
Costumes, ornaments, and stage regalia — launched 23 June.
Her philosophy
A quiet, lifelong discipline
For four decades, Smt. Preethy Sajeevan has carried the lineage of Kalakshetra-style Bharathanatyam with reverence and rigour.
Her vision for Krishnanjali rests on a single conviction — that classical dance is not performance alone, but a quiet, lifelong discipline of body and devotion.
Each student who passes through her care is shaped not by repetition, but by the patient transmission of an art form that has travelled, intact, for over two thousand years.
The institution welcomes you
Meet her in person.
For admissions, performances, or a conversation about the art — the Academy is reached most easily on WhatsApp.