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Founded in 1997 by the Kesavan sisters, Bharathaa Arts aspires to expose its students to the traditions and rich heritage of bharatanatyam. Since its inception, Bharathaa Arts has become synonymous with innovative, creative, and exciting dance presentations. With the able guidance of its founders, Bharathaa Arts has performed on various local and international stages, including multiple sold-out shows for productions such as Divine Love, VARNA, Kaveri, Utchi Thilagam, Stree Shakti, ULA, Madhavi's Story and AARU: The Six Enemies of the Mind.

In many of these productions, Bharathaa Arts and the Kesavan sisters have collaborated with other well-known local and foreign artists such as Srimathi Maanu (Chennai), Srimathi Parvathy Ghantasala (Chennai), Srimathi Anjana Anand (Chennai), Christopher Gurusamy (Chennai), Srimathi Rama Vaidyanathan (Chennai), Sri Ajith Bhaskaran (Malaysia), and many more.

Bharathaa Arts has performed in several countries, including India, Brazil, Paris, Australia, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. Notably, Bharathaa Arts performed at Brahmotsav at ISKCON (2009) in Bangalore, the Vrindavan Festival (2009) in Mathura, at the Sripuram Golden Temple at Vellore (2012), and at the Karur Temple for the Karur Natyanjali Festival (2013). They also participated in the Adelaide Fringe Festival in 2015 and more recently, showcased ULA in Adelaide in 2019.

On 25 Sep 2010, the Kesavan sisters, along with six senior dancers from Bharathaa Arts , were among the 1,000 dancers who performed at Rajarajeswaram 1000 at Tanjore Temple, organised by ABHAI, Chairman Dr Padma Subramaniam.
The Kesavan sisters have received several awards, including the Artistic Excellence Award (2000) from the late president S. R. Nathan, Bharatha Kalai Mani Award (2002) from their late guru Neila Sathayalingam, Natya Chudar Award (2006) from Bishan Community Club's IAEC, the prestigious Merit Award (2014) from People's Association, the Natya Acharyamani Award (2021) by Apsaras Arts, and most recently, the Natya Kala Nipuna Award by Bhaskar's Arts Academy (2023).

CHETHAS was instituted in July 2014 by the artistic couple Vaishnavi and Anand, with the aim of providing holistic enrichment to people of all age groups through the medium of arts.

Vaishnavi Anand is an accomplished Carnatic vocalist and bharatanrityam dancer. She is a disciple of Sri Alepey Venkatesan for vocal music, and her mother, Dr Jayashree Rajagopalan, as well as the legendary Dr Padma Subrahmanyam for dance. Anand is a highly sought-after violinist and a disciple of Kum A. Kanyakumari.

CHETHAS has conducted numerous events contributing to Singapore’s the music and dance scene, including Veena Aradhana—which brought together 50 Veena artists from Singapore, the Venu Pravaha flute festival, full-length concerts for senior artists through the Anubhava concert series, and mini concerts as part of the Swanubhava concert series, showcasing emerging artists. CHETHAS also presented Svachethas, a commemoration of seven years of the institution, themed around the seven swaras of Indian classical music. Most recently, CHETHAS was instrumental in bringing together Singapore’s dance fraternity for Padmotsava, a tribute to Dr Padma Subrahmanyam, recognising her contributions to the world of dance.

Additionally, CHETHAS has presented many cross-genre instrumental ensembles for children, featuring Indian Classical, Western and Chinese music. CHETHAS has also collaborated with ballet dancers from the Crestar school of Dance to present Ekatvam—an amalgamation of bharatanrityam and ballet.

CHETHAS currently offers training in carnatic vocal music, carnatic violin, bharatanatyam dance and yoga. A key objective of CHETHAS is to foster collaborations and present innovative works that promote greater harmony and understanding among individuals.