Vannadil Pudiyaveettil Dhananjayan (born 30 April 1939) and Shanta Dhananjayan (born 12 August 1943), collectively known as the Dhananjayans, are an Indian dance duo specializing in Bharatanatyam and Kathakali.
Vannadil Pudiyaveettil Dhananjayan (born 30 April 1939) and Shanta Dhananjayan (born 12 August 1943), collectively known as the Dhananjayans, are an Indian dance duo specializing in Bharatanatyam and Kathakali.
==Personal life== V.P Dhananjayan was born into a Malayali family of eight children on 30 April 1939 in Payyanur, Kannur District, Kerala, India. A chance encounter with Kathakali Master Guru Chandu Panicker of Kalakshetra made his father decide to send his son and V. Balagopalan to Kalakshetra under his tutelage. Dhananjayan joined Kalakshetra on 5 October 1953 and trained as a male dancer under Rukmini Devi Arundale (founder of Kalakshetra) from 1955 to 1967. He graduated from Kalakshetra with a Postgraduate Diploma in Dance (Bharatanatyam and Kathakali) with distinction. Additionally, he holds a B.A. degree in Economics and Politics.
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