About

Janhavi Pillai is a young, aspiring artist who is pursuing Bharatanatyam training under Smt. Meera Sreenarayanan (Guruvayur, Kerala). She has given solo and ensemble performances in US and Indian venues, notably the IDIA Dance Festival and Erasing Borders Dance Festival. Coming from a family of Kathakali artists, Janhavi is also studying Kathakali, which she pursues under the mentorship of Kottakkal Harikumar and her mother, Roshni Pillai. Janhavi is one of the recipients of the 2024 apprenticeship grant from the Alliance for California Traditional Arts.

Janhavi holds bachelors degrees in Data Science & Cognitive Science from UC Berkeley.