Hearty congratulations to Dr. Niyanthri Muthuramalingam, an alumna of the Department of Dance, University of Hyderabad on her appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Education in Arts and Aesthetics at the National Council of Educational Research and Training ( NCERT ) Headquarters, New Delhi.
Dr. Niyanthri Muthuramalingam distinguished herself as a gold medalist during her Master’s programme (MPA 2013-2015) here at the Department of Dance, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication, UoH, where she subsequently completed her doctoral research (2018-2024) under the supervision of Prof. Aruna Bhikshu. Her dissertation, “Aharya Abhinaya in Text and Practice: A Study of the Bharatanatyam Aharya Pre-and Post-Revival Period,” reflects her scholarly engagement with Bharatanatyam studies.
Dr. Niyanthri has also presented and published her work in academic forums in India and abroad. We congratulate her on this accomplishment and extend our best wishes for her future academic journey.