
Faculty and Staff
Our faculty of experienced dance and music instructors are deeply dedicated to Silambam’s philosophy of holistic and high-quality arts education, and passionate about passing on these ancient Indian art forms to the next generation.
Click on the photos to learn more about each of our faculty and staff members.
Organizational Leadership
Lavanya Rajagopalan
Executive Artistic Director
Director, Bharatanatyam Program
Krithika Mohankumar
Education Director
Co-Director, Bharatanatyam Program
Operations Manager
Nithya Sherman
Director, Heights Programs
Outreach & Community Engagement Liaison
Sponsorships Manager
Priya Murle
Visiting Faculty, Bharatanatyam
Faculty Advisor
Lead Faculty
Kalpana Subbarao
Director, Kathak Program
Supradipta Datta
Director, Odissi Program
Raji Natarajan
Director, Carnatic Music Program
Dr. Mounika Karnam
Director, Hindustani Music Program
Naga Srinidhi Kuruvada
Director, Carnatic Percussion (Mridangam, Konnakol)
Carnatic Vocal Instructor
Jason Zinn
Director, Hindustani Percussion (Tabla)
Dr. Rajarshi Bandyopadhyay
Director, Sitar
Preeti Krishnamani
Director, Kuchipudi Program
Mamatha Muralidharan
Director, Mohiniattam Program
Faculty and Instructors
Shraddha Mohan
Asst. Director, Carnatic Vocal
Donor Relationships Manager
Dipika Pathak
Bharatanatyam Instructor
Karthika Haridas
Bharatanatyam and Carnatic Vocal Instructor
Anjali Kadur
Bharatanatyam Instructor
Theater Manager
Sreelakshmi Somanath
Bharatanatyam Instructor
Karun Salvady
Instructor, Carnatic Percussion
Adrienne McNees
Director, Yoga Program
STUDENT INSTRUCTORS
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Nithya Sherman
Sponsorships Manager
Outreach and Community Engagement Liaison
sponsorships@silambamhouston.org
Melissa Raju
Marketing/Donor Development
melissa@silambamhouston.org
Shraddha Mohan
Donor Relationships Manager
sponsorships@silambamhouston.org
Anjali Kadur
Theater Manager
anjali@silambamhouston.org
Mridula Padmanabhan
Wardrobe Manager
wardrobe@silambamhouston.org
Janani Ramachandran
YUVA Festival Coordinator
yuva@silambamhouston.org
Kaavya Rajarathnam
Administrative Assistant
admin@silambamhouston.org