Every great journey begins with a dream. For Gurushri Kubernath Tanjorkar, that dream was to preserve the purity of Bharatanatyam and pass the authentic Tanjore Nritya Shailee to future generations. With this vision, he established Tanjore Nritya Shala in 1985 on a small scale, with a strong focus on traditional training and the principles of Bharatanatyam. He believed that learning dance was not enough; students also needed a platform to perform, express themselves and share what they had learnt. His son and disciple, Gurushri Ramesh Tanjorkar, a trained Nattuvanar and Carnatic vocalist, and daughter-in-law Gurusmt. Leela R. Tanjorkar, a trained Bharatanatyam artist, worked closely with him in building the institution.
After Gurushri Kubernathji’s passing in March 2007, his vision continued through Gurushri Ramesh Tanjorkar, Gurusmt. Leela Tanjorkar, their sons Rajesh and Ashish Tanjorkar and the Tanjorkar family. What began as a small school has now grown into an institution with six centres across Gujarat and a growing community of students. The inspiration for this journey goes back to the late 1930s, when Gurushri Kubernathji was training under the legendary Gurushri Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai. When his Guru asked him what he would do for the future of Bharatanatyam, Kubernathji promised to dedicate his life to preserving and spreading the art. Tanjore Nritya Shala stands today as a continuation of that promise.
After nearly six decades of dedication to Bharatanatyam, Gurushri Kubernath Tanjorkar fulfilled his lifelong promise by establishing the Tanjore Dance, Music & Art Research Centre Public Trust. The Trust was created with a simple purpose — to educate, encourage and spread Bharatanatyam in its original and classical Tanjore Nritya Gharana. Today, many of his students have established their own institutes and continue to follow his teachings and style. His son and disciple, Gurushri Ramesh Tanjorkar, Gurusmt. Leela Tanjorkar and their family continue this work, keeping his principles and the Guru-Shishya tradition at the heart of their teaching.
The institute follows a traditional Gurukul approach while making the learning relevant and accessible to today’s generation. Students are introduced to South Indian compositions in Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi and English, while rhythm, eye expression, Abhinaya, music and complex Carnatic Talas are developed from the early stages of training. The institute also offers specialised short-term courses for experienced dancers, focusing directly on Tanjore-style choreography and Abhinaya. Its unique 4S approach brings together four important aspects of training: Solo, to develop the individual dancer; Shringar, to build expression, devotion and aesthetic understanding; Short Shollukattu, to strengthen rhythm; and Speed, developed through Nattuvangam and controlled tempo. Through this approach, the institute strives to preserve the depth of the traditional Gurukul system while helping young dancers understand and carry its values forward.
There is always some aim in everybody’s life, even a common man wants to do a certain thing, which is in another word called ‘Ambition’. It may be like to own some materliastic things and so on. To get this ambition fulfilled one tries utmost, during his life span and the satisfaction of this fulfillment is the ultimate satisfaction.
The activities of our Institute were remarkably progressing and developing from the all angles like opening our branch unit, getting opportunities of local, state level, National as well as international classical dance programmes, increasing strength of students etc . etc during the years 2005-2007.
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