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"Unifying diverse student populations around the globe through the universal voice of art."

- Shruti Parthasarathy, founder of the Calm with Kalaa Initiative

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WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO

Wisconsin Teen Uses Classical Indian Dance To Help Others Manage Stress

Besides performing Bharatanatyam classical Indian dance around the world, a Wisconsin teen also teaches it to adults and young people as a form of stress relief.

PBS WISCONSIN

Middleton Teen Using Indian Classical Dance to Help Others

Shruti founded the “Calm with Kalaa” initiative, where she teaches Bharatanatyam techniques to both children and adults in schools around the Madison area.

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE

Dancing Your Worries Away

Starting November, 2019, Calm with Kalaa is a feature in the National Academy of Medicine’s art gallery, which seeks to showcase ways art can help shape the social determinants of health in diverse communities.

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Empower people of all ages, of all ethnicities, to live to their fullest potential through an ancient Indian art form.