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The Academy
Of Music and Dance
Established in 2006, Nadavidyalaya® is been hailed as a unique institution in the cultural city Mysore, touching lives of art loving students sharing their dreams & aspirations with traditional art. Nadavidyalaya is the home for imbibing tutelage in Indian fine arts such as Bharatanatyam and Carnatic classical music that is spiritual & the agile by the distinguished Gurus Vidwan M.S.Naveen and Vidushi Mithra Naveen.
Our story
The Lineage
Founded by the late Sangeetha Vidwan Andagar Srinivas — a school teacher and classical vocalist by profession from a small village of Andagar, Koppa Taluk, Chikkamagaluru District — who began teaching classical vocal to students house-to-house in the late 1970s.
Decades later, his son and disciple, Sangeetha Vidwan Naveen M. S., along with his wife and fellow artist Vidushi Mithra Naveen, continued the lineage. In 2006, they established NADAVIDYALAYA (R), giving it a legal identity with a clear objective.
For twenty years since, they have continued to impart our Indian traditional arts to all who walk in with aspiration, offering meticulous training in Carnatic Classical Music and Bharatanatyam through the traditional Guru–Shishya system.
Now, their son and disciple, Sri Yeashas N. Kashyap, continues to adore and worship this ancestral art, pursuing Classical Vocal and Carnatic Classical Flute.
For the art seeker
What we have put into the world
Teaching material we have written and recorded, so that the training does not stop at the door of the classroom.
- NAMISUAudio CD for dance practice
- Nritya SudhaHandbook of dance
- Sangeetha SudhaHandbook of Carnatic music
- Dance videosPublished for art seekers on YouTube and online
The shape of two decades
The academy of music and dance
Our journey
Founded in 2006, Nadavidyalaya Academy of Music & Dance was established by Vidushi Mithra Naveen and Vidwan M. S. Naveen in Hebbal, Mysuru, with a vision to nurture Indian classical arts through the traditional Guru–Shishya system.
A syllabus takes shape
The academy began with training in Bharatanatyam and Carnatic Classical Vocal. Over the years, the curriculum evolved to include theory alongside practical training, with elements of yoga, choreography, devotional music, Indian mythology, and Carnatic Classical Keyboard.
Growing through the arts
Nadavidyalaya’s annual festival, Nada Nrityopasana, has become an integral part of the academy’s journey. Students regularly participate in examinations, performances, and graded auditions conducted by Doordarshan and All India Radio, with several students earning scholarships and recognition.
Productions & performances
The academy has created and presented 20+ original dance productions, taking its artistic work to national and international platforms. These productions have explored themes including climate change, sustainable development, women’s empowerment, Ayurveda, and Indian heritage.
Today
With 40+ Rangapraveshas and 1000+ students learning and performing across different parts of the world, Nadavidyalaya continues to preserve tradition while encouraging every student to develop their own artistic identity. Many of its alumni have gone on to become accomplished performers and teachers, carrying the art forward to new generations.