Awards
December 2024
Recipient of the Devdasi National Award during the observation of 18th Devdasi.
"Natya Kala Mani" from Trinity Arts Festival of India.
Chennai, India • November 2023
Top grade ʻA+ʼ Auditioned Artist of Prasar Bharathi, Broadcasting Corpora- tion of India, Doordarshan.
New Delhi, India
Scholarship from the Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
Scholarship from CCRT (Centre for Cultural Resources and Training).
New Delhi, India
Empanelled Artist of ICCR (India Council for Cultural Relations.
“Kala Rathna" Award at Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival.
New Delhi, India
Cleveland, usa • December 2014
ʻYuva Kala Bharathiʼ Award from Bharat Kalachar.
Chennai, India • November 2011
ʻSanatan Nritya Puraskarʼ from Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti, in recognition of outstanding talent and potential for the future in Indian Classical Dance.
New Delhi, India • December 2010
Media
Dance like a passionate woman - Deccan Chronicle
Lights ON - Narthiki.com
Sāttvika Abhinaya, Intensely Alive Navia Natarajan at the 19th Dance Festival, The Music Academy.
Chennai • January 2026
‘Draupadi Unbound’ echoed the voices of women across the ages.
Moments of movement and melody from Music Academy's mega dance festival.
Navia Natarajan comes up with an abstract theme for her Bharatanatyam performance.
Traditions intertwined As the Margazhi season comes to an end, Deepa Chakravarthy talks to performing artistes who have shown exemplary inter-disciplinary skills to push the boundaries of traditions that are weaved together.
Chennai swamped by Margazhi music/dance deluge.
Bharatanatyam dancer Navia Natarajan pushes boundaries with Virodhabhasa and Margam.
A classic fusion, A dance and musical production celebrated the life of Marathi poet Sant Janabai recently.
The Making of NAMYACHI JANI
’Namayachi Jani' celebrates Sant Janabai through Dhrupad and Bharatanatyam.
Navia Natarajan opens up on her performance of Virodhabhasa- Paradox which debuts live at Bangalore National Centre today. The idea for the performance stemmed from Navia's experience of losing her father who passed away in 2018
Abhangs in dhrupad mould A music ensemble and a Bharatanatyam dancer collaborate to depict the Janabai-Vitthala bond.
Virodhabhasa - The Paradox
Bragha Bessell and Navia Natarajan explored the power of visualisation The senior dance guru and her student showed how a piece can be interpreted effectively through abhinaya.
Kalavaahini's Margazhi offer of 'Dance for Dance’
Navia Natarajan- Choreography is quite an interesting journey
Footloose and Fancy free with Dr Sunil Kothari
Navia Natarajan's Bharatnatyam piece tries to explore the link with Shiva A Bharatnatyam recital interprests Shiva's life and the expression of love.
Showcasing historical temples through dance
Art meets dance here Natyarangam’s ‘Chithra Bharatham’ will bring together dancers and artists
Dance is her calling Navia Natarajan believes that there is plenty to be explored within tradition
Navia Natarajan: An artistic journey
Sangam Arts presents Navia Natarajan in Tradition and Transcendence