Uma Muralikrishna

Awards

  • The titles bestowed upon Uma by cultural associations include Natyakala Ratna (Jewel of art and dancing),
  • Singarmani (Jewel of Expression),
  • Yuva Kala Bharathi (talented young dancer)
  • Nadanamamani (greatest of lady dancers)
  • Kalaimamani (a great exponent of art).
  • Shri Kanchi Kamakoti award and the best dancer for Bharatanatyam-Dharma varapu (endowment) award by Krishna Gana Sabha Chennai (1998)

UMA is a dancer of unprecedented and graceful intensity, of the Bharathanatyam and Kuchupudi Schools of Classical Indian dance.