Natya at Berkeley

08/28/2025

2025-2026 RECRUITMENT TIMELINE IS OUT!!!!!! Sign the interest form (link in bio) for access to the zoom link for the info session! You only need to attend one workshop!

08/27/2025

NATYA INTEREST FORM FOR 25-26 AUDITIONS IS OUT! Link in bio and above! Keep an eye out for audition and infosession information in coming weeks. We are so so excited to meet you all!!

04/06/2025

03/17/2025

We are so honored to announce our 1st place win ! Thank you for such an amazing weekend !

A huge shoutout to our amazing liaisons &

03/13/2025

SUPPORT NATYA THIS BIG GIVE ⭐️💫

Natya at Berkeley strives to create innovative pieces while upholding ancient Indian classical traditions.

Help us on the road to Nationals this year! link in bio to donate :)

03/08/2025

Happy International Women’s Day 🤍

We are honored to share the stage of such talented women. So proud of our NAB girls :)

03/04/2025

So honored to announce that we placed 1st at !

Big shoutout to and for their respective placings!

Thank you to our friends and family for all of the support and a strong start to the competition season! We ❤️ you!

01/14/2025

Natya at Berkeley would love your help in funding our 24-25 competition season! GoFundMe link is live in our bio!!!

We would appreciate your help in enabling our dancers to travel and perform. Costs for our costumes, travel, and practice space add up for a student organization, so we would love your support no matter what the amount!

Love and gratitude,
Natya at Berkeley 🖤🖤🖤

12/01/2024

Introducing the Natya 24-25 freshman! 🖤

— Preena Maruthavelu —
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Major: Bioengineering
Fun Fact: If I were an emotion from inside out, I would be nostalgia.

— Ruchika Sekar —
Hometown: Rocklin, CA
Studying: Molecular Environmental Biology
Fun Fact: I have the same birthday as Charli XCX!

— Manonmani Raffill —
Hometown: Mountain View, CA
Studying: Civil Engineering
Fun Fact: My favorite hobby is custom route planning and navigation and my favorite website is google maps.

11/30/2024

Introducing the Natya 24-25 sophomores! 🖤

— Einthiri Mudili —
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology + Business
Fun Fact: I’ve rewatched New Girl four times!

— Priyam Baruah —
Hometown: Folsom, CA
Studying: MCB + NucE
Fun Fact: I can do rasputin in heels :D

11/29/2024

Introducing Natya 23-24 juniors! 🖤

— Jyotsna Ravi —
Hometown: Robbinsville, NJ
Studying: Physics and Astrophysics
Fun Fact: I like to play Tetris!

— Kirtana Romfh —
Hometown: Palo Alto, CA
Studying: Engineering Physics
Fun Fact: I love super duper pickles!

— Srujana Poluri —
Hometown: Folsom, CA
Major: Biochemistry and Public Health
Fun Fact: I dropped a volleyball pole on my head in 7th grade.

— Vidya Venkatachalam —
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Major: Applied Mathematics + Economics
Fun Fact: I’ve watched ‘How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days’ 12 times.

— Yamuna Rao —
Hometown: Fremont, CA
Major: EECS  
Fun Fact: My favorite flavor of ice cream is mint chocolate chip.

11/27/2024

Introducing the Natya 24-25 seniors! 🖤

— Urmila Vudali —
Hometown: New York, NY
Studying: Business Administration + Data Science
Fun Fact: Has 11 piercings!

— Akshara Shankar —
Hometown: Fremont, CA
Studying: Mathematics + CS
Fun Fact: Is allergic to sweet potato

— Sai Sankar —
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Studying: EECS
Fun Fact: Is a potato fiend

— Shreya Patel —
Hometown: London, England
Studying: MCB: Neuro and Psych + Public Health
Fun Fact: Still .la ‘s biggest fan