Dr. Sujatha Mohan, has been under the tutelage of Padma Vibhushan Dr.Padma Subrahmanyam for nearly five decades. She has been in this field as a performer, teacher, choreographer and researcher. She holds a Post- Graduate degree in Sanskrit and Bharatanatyam, M.Phil. in Sanskrit and PhD in Natya. She has completed the course on theoretical and practical study of Natyasastra and 108 Karanas under her Guru Dr. Padma and the nuances of theory under stalwarts like Dr.Kamlesh Dutta Tripathi, Dr.Pappu Venugopal Rao, Dr.Radha Vallabh Tripathi to name a few. She has about 20 years of experience working as an Associate  professor, research guide and visiting faculty in many universities. She has been in the Board of Studies of University of Madras and presently in the Board of JJ University. She is the founder and Artistic Director of Padmashree Nrithyalaya through which she has been teaching this art form for more than 30 years.

Dr. Mohan received the Senior Research Fellowship from the Ministry of Culture in 2012 and received the prestigious Tagore Research fellowship in the year 2020 from the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. Sujatha has presented research papers in International Conferences, has many peer reviewed research paper publications to her credit and has authored a book on Gitagovinda- Sahitya and Natya. She has conducted Natyasastra workshops worldwide. She has also been the Subject matter expert for two courses related to Natyasastra for Swayam Prabha Channel. She has also acquired teacher’s training in Yoga from the reputed Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram. Her areas of expertise include Bharatanatyam, Natyasastram, Karana, Temple architecture and sculptures, Theory and History of Natya, Tamil and Sanskrit literature for Natya, Yoga, etc.