Dancer
A Doordarshan graded performer who has danced at venues and festivals across India and abroad.
Founder & Artistic Director
Srushti Loya
Dancer, teacher, researcher and choreographer, trained in the Kalakshetra tradition.
“For Srushti, Bharatanatyam is not simply a dance form. It is a way of understanding movement, music, emotion and the human experience.”
Her journey in Bharatanatyam began at the age of seven, laying the foundation for a lifelong engagement with the art form. Years later it led her to the Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, where she completed her graduation and post-graduation in Bharatanatyam, immersed in the rigorous discipline and aesthetic of the Kalakshetra tradition.
Her practice extends beyond the stage. Her training includes Nattuvangam, Carnatic music and Kathakali, alongside an academic background in Psychology, which continues to shape how she understands expression, emotion and storytelling in dance.
7age she began dancing
BA + MABharatanatyam, Kalakshetra
DDDoordarshan graded artist
The journey
From a first step to a school
A life shaped by the art form, one milestone at a time.
- The beginning
Age seven
Srushti begins learning Bharatanatyam, the start of a lifelong relationship with the form.
- Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai
Graduation & Post-Graduation
Formal study of Bharatanatyam in the rigorous discipline and aesthetic of the Kalakshetra tradition.
- Beyond dance
Nattuvangam, Carnatic music, Kathakali & Psychology
Training in the rhythmic conducting of a performance, in music, in a sister classical form, and in the study of the mind.
- On stage
Doordarshan graded artist
Performances at prominent venues and festivals across India and internationally.
- Research
Dance, music & the Ajanta Caves
Recognised for research exploring the relationship between dance, music and the artistic heritage of the Ajanta Caves.
- Today
Founder & Artistic Director, Indīvarā Arts
Teaching students in the studio in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and online across continents.
Many roles, one art
The four sides of her practice
Teacher
Guiding students from their first adavu to advanced repertoire, in the studio and online.
Researcher
Exploring dance, music and the artistic heritage of the Ajanta Caves.
Choreographer
Creating work that brings the grammar of Bharatanatyam to life on stage.
The vision
We do not merely teach steps. We create dancers.
As the Founder & Artistic Director of Indīvarā Arts, Srushti envisions a space where tradition is not merely preserved, but experienced, understood and carried forward.
Her aim is to create dancers who understand the grammar, discipline, aesthetics and soul of Bharatanatyam, and who eventually find their own artistic voice within the tradition.
Classical dance demands more than technique. It calls for:
01Discipline
02Curiosity
03Sensitivity
04A deep connection with the art
Her work is ultimately an exploration of one enduring idea: how an ancient art form can continue to speak deeply, beautifully and meaningfully to the present.
In the studio
Teaching with patience & purpose
Learn with Srushti