Vinaya Narayanan is a senior disciple of Padmashree Bharati Shivaji and has performed Mohiniyattam extensively both within the country and abroad. Vinaya is a recipient of the scholarship for Mohiniyattam, sponsored by the Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India and works closely with Guru Bharati Shivaji in the activities of the Centre for Mohiniyattam. Vinaya’s major performances include the ones in Music Academy, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha and Narada Gana Sabha in Chennai, Teen Murti Bhavan and Republic Day Celebrations in Delhi, Taramati Bardan in Hyderabad, Ananya Dance Festival in Delhi, the South East Asian countries of Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia on an official visit of the Vice President of India to these countries, at Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and at St. Petersburg in Russia, at New York, Connecticut and Philadelphia in the U.S.A., KSNA Programs in Kerala, Konarak Festival, Hampi Festival, Programs in Japan & Germany, Make in India Program at Germany etc. Vinaya is a dedicated & passionate teacher as well as a performer. She believes in a holistic approach towards learning classical art forms.