Tattva: The Essence

SIFAS (Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society) Productions Limited creates original, world-class dance, music and theatre productions while nurturing artistic talent. They showcase cross-cultural and multi-ethnic art forms on national, regional and international stages, developing works that promote social integration and racial harmony. Through partnerships with leading local and international collaborators, SIFAS Productions Limited establishes itself as a centre of excellence for acclaimed artists, directors, producers and arts organisations.

Devika has been dancing for the past 14 years and is under the tutelage of Guru P.N Vikas at SIFAS. She has performed solo recitals at various esteemed stages including Sri Krishna Gana Sabha – Ilamayil Thiramai Series in 2024, the National Festival of Music, Dance, and Rhythm in conjunction with Koodalmanikyam Festival in 2023 and 2024, as well as Kalaa Utsavam 2020. She also performed for Bhaskareeyam Festival in 2024 as part of the Prashantham series. In 2021, Devika received the SIFAS Best Student award and received the SIFAS Mahatma Gandhi Cultural Scholarship Award in 2023. In 2024, she graduated from SIFAS with a diploma in bharatanatyam and was awarded the Natya Visharad title. 

Guru P.N.Vikas, from Kerala, graduated with a First Class Diploma and Post Graduate Diploma from The Kalakshetra Foundation, and was the principal dancer during his time with the Kalakshetra Repertory Company. He also served at The Kalakshetra Foundation as a guest faculty from 2011 to 2015. In addition, he was a recipient of the Central Government of India scholarship and is a graded artiste with Doordarshan, Chennai. Guru Vikas joined SIFAS in 2015 and is currently the bharatanatyam Master Tutor. At SIFAS, he has choreographed and trained dozens for performances at prestigious venues local and overseas. He actively nurtures students’ growth and presents them through their arangetrams (formal debut performance). Most recently, he was awarded the prestigious Dance Guru award by Madras Music Academy for Spirit of Youth Festival 2025.

Sri Ramanan began learning the mridangam at the age of 12 under the tutelage of the late Sri R Thangavelu in Kuala Lumpur. In 1981, he joined SIFAS and studied under the guidance of Sri Karaikudi R Krishnamurthy. He passed his mridangam final examination with distinction in June 1984 and was awarded a certificate of merit. Subsequently, he performed his mridangam arangetram during a concert by Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri T V Sankaranarayanan that same year. Over the past 40 years, Sri Ramanan has performed with numerous accomplished musicians and dancers both locally and internationally, providing mridangam accompaniment for over 400 bharatanatyam arangetrams.

Guru Ganesh Kumar N. N. R. is a disciple of Sri Vid. HK Narasimha Murthy of All India Radio, Mysore. He started learning at the age of 10 and had advanced training with M A Sundaresan. He has trained many students in India and abroad, including his work in SIFAS from 2004 to 2010, and upon rejoining SIFAS in 2019. His students have won prizes in the NAC and Papanasam Sivan competitions. He has performed internationally and has accompanied many senior artistes like T V Shankaranarayanan. Neela Ramgopal, Nagamani Srinath. and Suma Sudhindra. He is a B high-graded artiste and an accomplished solo performer in All India Radio and Doordarshan. He has also received the best accompanist award from the Gayana Samaja and Malleswaram Sangeetha Sabha in Bangalore.