Shubanjali School of Arts
She is the recipient of many prestigious awards including the U.S. Presidential Scholar's “Most Influential Teacher Award” in 2015, the Balasaraswati Award of Excellence presented by Muthamizh Peravai, Chennai, India in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the promotion of arts in the U.S., the “New Jersey Naatya Kalanidhi” award presented by the Krishna Vrundavana Temple in 2015 and, recently, the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by Spandana, NJ. Shubanjali School of Performing Arts, her brainchild, celebrated its 25th year in 2017. Shubanjali has won the Outstanding Dance School Award four times in a row, as awarded by the Hindu Temple, Bridgewater at its Annual Festival. Mrs. Parmar has studios in Springfield and Scotch Plains in NJ and in Manhattan, NY, and regularly performs and conducts workshops at Sivananda Yoga centers across the globe.
Guru Suba Parmar, Artistic Director of the Shubanjali School of Performing Arts, is an acclaimed Indian classical dancer, teacher and choreographer in New Jersey. She is a proponent of the vintage Pandanallur/Tanjore style of Bharatanatyam, and the disciple of Kalaimamani Guru Indra Rajan and Pandanallur Srinivasa Pillai, both doyens of this respected tradition. She combines a rare faculty of the arts with passion and experience to bring timeless traditions to mainstream audiences, and her original artistic creations like 'Santa N' Shiva,'' 'Splash the Wonder,'' 'Chauladevi,'' 'Beauty and the Beast,'' 'Lured by the Myths', 'Oneness', 'Tribute to the Legends', 'Tattva Tapas Tejas”, and “TATHASTU” have received rave reviews from critics and connoisseurs alike. Guru Suba Parmar has given over 400 performances and conducted her 85th arangetram in 2017.
Guru Suresh is the founder and director of 'Samarpana Academy of Fine Arts' in Chennai where he teaches Bharatanatyam and vocal music. He is an 'A' grade vocal artist of the All India Radio and 'B' grade bharatanatyam artist of the Doordarshan Kendra. He holds a Bachelor's degree in music, Master's degree in Bharatanatyam and a M.Phil from the Madras University. Guru Suresh has been honored with several awards and titles, including the 'Kanchi Kamakotipeetam Astana Vidwan' by the Kanchi Shankaracharyar, the 'Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar by the Sangeet Natak Academy in New Delhi, and the 'Natya Sangeetha Kala Bharathi' by the Bharat Kalachar in Chennai.
Guru Swamimali K. Suresh is a nattuvanar, vocalist, dancer, music composer, choreographer and teacher. Guru Suresh hails from a traditional family of musicians. His father and Guru Padanallur P.V.Kalidas is a renowned nagaswara vidwan. His grand father is Pandanallur Sri G.Venugopal Pillai, also known as Periyathambi ,and his great grand father is Pandanallur Sri Guruswamy Pillai, an Ashtavadani. Suresh is a grand nephew of veteran Guru Kalaimamani, Sangeetha Kala Sikhamani Sri Swamimalai S.K. Rajarathinam. Guru Suresh underwent further training in carnatic vocal music from the nagaswara vidwan Thirucherai Sri T.V.S.Sivasubramannia Pillai and from the violin maestro Padmabhushan Sri Lalgudi G. Jayaraman.
