Urvi Pathak -Founder / Director of Satvikam Shivam An Artist, a Dancer, a Teacher, a Choreographer at Satvikam Shivam, LLC
Urvi is a Bharatanatyam dancer, Indian dance performer, Choreographer, Teacher, an Artistic Director and Bharatantyam Kalaguru at “Satvikam Shivam”, School of Indian Cultural Heritage. She has founded “Satvikam Shivam - an art school in 2002 in the Hartford CT area. Urvi is also a Information Technology Professional and active in IT profession from last more than 18 years. She has double post graduation in Computer Sciences and Management Degrees. She is also Freelancer Voice Artist in USA and has worked at Akashvani Radio and Doordarshan TV center as Voice Artist.
Urvi has been trained in Bharatnatyam for 11 years in India by eminent and reputed guru Smt. Smita Shastri - http://www.smitashastri.com/about-us/ (direct disciple of a renowned Guru Shri Kitappa Pillai - grand son of Meenakshisundaram Pillai with a glorious lineage to Tanjore Quartet and Guru Shri K. Kalyansundaram) from her tender age of 7. Click here for Urvi's Prestigious Artistic Lineage
"After moving to USA, I started a dance group and then soon founded Satvikam Shviam School of Indian Cultural Heritage to provide an education in Indian classical dances in 2002 with a vision to ‘Preserve’, ‘Promote’ and ‘Pass on’ Indian dances and cultural heritage in original format and divine charm.