Rasya Ramesh

Rasya Ramesh is currently a fourth-year marketing student at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. She is an honors student and also in the accelerated BS/MBA program. Rasya started learning Bharatanatyam at the age of 5 from her mother, Ramaa Ramesh, Founder & Director of Nardhana Academy of Dance, and completed her Arangetram (graduation) in 2019. She has been performing for and representing Nardhana and Daksha Dance Troupe (Bollywood/Bhangra Dance Instituition) in prestigious cultural events in the East Coast for many years. Rasya enjoys teaching dance for both Nardhana and Daksha, and helps with administrative work as well. Apart from dance, Rasya has been training as a competitive figure skater since she was three years old. With an ardent love for music, she has also pursued piano and vocal Carnatic music. With a natural flare for musical compositions, she has experimented with a few of her own unique creations. Born in the family of the Tamil Poet/ Freedom Fighter, Mahakavi Subramania Bharatiyar, she hopes to continue with his legacy.