My Life My Way : Madhuvanthi Arun at TEDxTirupati

Madhuvanthi Arun is an "edutainer" as she likes to be referred to. She has an umbilical connect with arts and education. Madhuvanthi belongs to a family of doyens. She is the granddaughter of the eminent educationist, Dr. Mrs. Y.G.Parthasarathy and Late Shri.Y.G.Parthasarathy, a pioneer of social themes in Tamil theatre and the former Principal of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). She is the daughter of Tamil cinema and theatre personality Mr.Y.Gee.Mahendra and niece of the 'Superstar', Mr. Rajnikanth.

Madhuvanthi is the Managing Trustee of Calibre Educational Foundation, co founded with her husband, Mr. V Arun Kumar, to impart quality education employing state-of-the-art and dynamic system of activity oriented teaching and participative learning. Under the auspices of Calibre Educational Foundation, she has started the Mrs. YGP Pre-School and Nursery and the Calibre Academy where she puts into practice all that she has absorbed from her extensive travel.

Madhuvanthi is an acclaimed Bharathanatyam dancer who has a blend of skills in dance, theatre and visual communication. She is the student of the eminent danseuse Padma Bhushan Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam. Madhuvanthi has performed solo in India and all over the world including U.S.A., Canada, U.K., France and Malaysia before she started touring the world with her group. She has been hailed as an artist bubbling with enthusiasm which she has happily blended with her choreographic skills in her various productions. The most recent one being Tamizh which is an attempt to explore the organic and multidimensional nature of culture by setting up an artistic equivalent in the form of free exchange between ancient, traditional and contemporary media. As a consummate actress, Madhuvanthi has acted in several theatrical productions, the latest being her father's production, Nadagam. She is currently directing her own play Shakthi based on the classic movie Wait until Dark. Besides dance and theatre, she is equally passionate about singing and has been a part of the Y Gee Melody Makers band.

Madhuvanthi holds a Bachelors degree in Visual Communication and a Masters degree in Education. She is also the cultural consultant of Bharat Kalachar. A multifaceted, dynamic entrepreneur, she is one of the few women members of the Chennai Chapter of YEO, an organization which brings together all the young entrepreneurs. She was also awarded the Ritz Achievement Award given to young women achievers in the year 2008.

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