Guest, Speaker, Performer Bios - Nirmala Madhava

Guru Nirmala Madhava, founder of PAMPA Dance Academy, is proficient in both Kathak & Bharathanatyam. She graduated from Bangalore University, Karnataka, with a dance major. She has performed around the world, taught at various institutions, and represented Indian culture to the wider audience at various prestigious events. She has trained many students in both dance forms and helped them develop a long-lasting love and passion for Indian culture and traditions. We are blessed to have had her choreograph and direct the 2022 Sammelan Closing Ceremony.