Smitha Rajan, one of India's best and internationally acclaimed Mohiniyattam performers, is well known for the spiritual intensity that she brings to the stage. She comes from a very rich classical tradition, which spans more than three generations. She is the granddaughter of one of India’s finest classical dance performers, (Late) Guru Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and the mother of Mohiniyattam, (Late) Guru Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma. Smitha has been performing for the past 35 years with at most adherence to the puritan clasasical tradition of Mohiniyattam which is well documented by her legendary grandmother.