------- Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

I have known Anuradha as an ardent and passionate student of Kathak from a very early age. Tarangini was established with my blessings and has matured over the years through Anuradha’s effort and dedication. I was involved from the very beginning in naming the school and designing its logo. Over the years I have observed the school evolve into a center of learning for Kathak that is quite remarkable in its completeness. When I visit Anuradha and meet with her students and observe them perform I feel a deep sense of pride and happiness at the high quality of Kathak instruction Tarangini is providing. It is also gratifying to see the support and involvement from all the parents in encouraging their children to spend time in learning a classical art form. Anuradha and Tarangini and all its students have my heartfelt blessings for many more years to come.

------ Pandit. Birju Maharaj 

Heartiest congratulations to Anuradha Nag and the Tarangini School of Kathak for completing a successful 15 years in the Bay Area. We wish you many more years of accomplishment, growth and prosperity.

Best wishes,

-------Ustad Zakir Hussain and Antonia Minnecola

I have been visiting Anuradha and Tarangini for the last 15 years. The school has grown considerably during that time. The senior students have blossomed into more complete dancers and new students are continuously improving. It is remarkable that the Tarangini family has successfully held on to and built upon age old traditions in spite of being thousands of miles away from India. I wish many more years of continued growth and creativity to Anuradha and Tarangini and all its student community.

------- Swapna Saswati Sen

“Guru/Smt. Anuradha Nag is a rare amalgam of both a brilliant artist and a teacher – makings of a true Guru. Her creativity, aesthetic sense and constant quest for perfection paired with her desire to serve the community enables her to contribute and evolve the art form of Kathak in its new home in the USA. I am very fortunate to have this

opportunity to groom under her tutelage in the USA after my initial introduction to this art form in India.”

------Senior Disciple Alpana Kaulgud.

“Since my childhood I have been honored to learn the art of Kathak Dance from my guru, Smt. Anuradha Nag. Because of her efforts as the artistic director of the Tarangini School of Kathak Dance, my life has been enriched with a passion for dance, a means for creative expression, a love and respect for rhythm, and the opportunity to be in the presence and enjoy the performances of the most esteemed artists of our gharana, including the legendary Pt. Birju Maharaj."

------Senior Disciple Sonia Mann

“I've been learning at Tarangini since age 4. Being a part of the exquisite world that Didi creates with Kathak has been one of the highlighting activities of my career. Kathak is an inextricable part of my life, and it's because of Didi's hard work, dedication, and passion for the art form that she is able to instill similar feelings in her students”.

------- Disciple Meghana Dhar

“Tarangini School helped me find my passion! Coming to class is such a joy and truly something I look forward to every time. Didi takes us all in as her own children and teaches us with such heart. I can't imagine my life without Kathak now had I not started with Tarangini 10 years ago!"

------- Disciple Avantika Chitre

“I have been learning Kathak from Anuradha Nag for about 6 years. I have immense admiration of her. She is not only very professional and organized, but at the same time develops a personal relationship with all her students. She is an excellent teacher and strives to bring out the best from all her students. I look forward to my dance lessons every week and I am looking forward to having my daughter join her dance institute as well. Her dance Institute has provided an interest and love of this beautiful Indian art form to generations and I pray that it continues to do so for a long time”.

-------Disciple Shweta Kotwal

“Thank you for always being such a great mentor to us—you’re more than a teacher--- you’re a friend I can talk to”!

------- Disciple Manali Shah

“Even more than dance--- you’re such a role model for us”.

------Disciple Divya Gupta

“Thank you so much every week and day for your dedication to teaching us, even when you are not feeling well. We love you and appreciate you”!

------Disciple Shilpi Mathrani

“I am really lucky to have such an amazing mentor like you. Growing up learning from you has been such a blessing and I am really thankful. Thank you for everything and for making my childhood special”.

------Disciple Sarika Modak

“You have no idea how much you mean to all of us. We’re all so lucky to have you with us --- you push us to excel, not only in dance but in life”.

------- Disciple Prachie Banthia

“Thank you so much for always bringing your creativity and joy---- I couldn’t have had a better teacher! You’ve opened so many doors and I wouldn’t be thinking of music major if it wasn’t for you”.

------- Disciple Shivani Rustagi

“You are such a great teacher and your creative ways of explaining make it easy to understand the meanings behind the dances that we learn or find our own interpretations”.

-------Disciple Souma Kundu

“Anuradha is an experienced, patient and kind dance teacher. She is an enthusiastic and dedicated dance teacher who inspires her students with her energy and sincerity. She is highly sensitive to the needs of children and youth and has great patience, and genuine thoughtfulness and concern for others. Putting my daughter in Kathak with Anuradha has helped shape her in many ways to become the person she is today. Because of her my daughter has developed interest in learning the intricate movements and rhythms of the classical dance Kathak. It has helped my daughter become more graceful, and confident. Anuradha has been a great mentor and constant in my daughter's life ever since the very young age of 8, and I am so grateful to have such a great guru in her life. I would recommend her to any one wanting to learn a little bit of Kathak or to learn to be a professional.”

------- Sunita Verma (Parent)

“Tarangini is a selfless dedication and life time passion of Anuradha or Didi as she is known to all her students. An exceptional artiste herself, she instills tremendous discipline, form, creativity and a desire to excel in all her students. My daughter, Avantika is very fortunate to have Didi as her Guru and mentor”.

------Deepa Chitre M.D. (Parent)

“As a parent of my two daughters who have been learning Kathak from Didi for the past 13 or so years, I indeed feel greatly privileged. Didi, for them, is not merely a dance teacher, but their role model as well. Being a perfectionist, yet patient at the same time, she endeavors to bring out the best in each of her students. Her passion and love for Kathak is evident in her continually devising new steps and movements for her students”.

------Madhvi Mehta (Parent)

“It is an absolute blessings and an honor to be part of Tarangini, school of Kathak dance. We feel very fortunate to have Shreemati Anuradha Nag in our lives in form of Kathak dance teacher. Anuradha Nag is very caring dancer/teacher who deeply cares for Kathak dance and its preservers. She genuinely delivers an art of Kathak to her students without any reservations. Anuradha nag is truly a great role model, guru and a mentor to our daughters”.

------Alka Talati (Parent)