To the hundred disciples of Guru Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam, the measure of real is to be favored with that almost imperceptible nod of approval by the master, a recognition that is worth a thousand accolades. But while all strive, only a few succeed.

Mrs. Srimayi Vempati belongs to this select group. Srimayi is the daughter of the Late Mohan Dey Sarkar and Late Smt. Nandita Dey Sarkar), an Arts graduate from Calcutta University, started her dance career at the young age of 6 under Mrs. Thanamani Kutty of Kolkata. Initially, she was trained in the Bharatanatyam style for 12 years. She (participated in the Dance Competitions and won first prize in the “West Bengal Youth Festival in 1989” and “West Bengal Rashtriya Sangeet Akademi in 1992”. She had her Arrangetram in Bharatanatyam in the year 1993. She later joined the Kuchipudi Art Academy, Chennai In 1994; Ten years of rigorous training saw her blossom into an artiste of technical and emotive excellence. With an inborn passion for the Kuchipudi art form, Srimayi is a dancer whose graceful movements, rhythm, and sensitive abhinaya are a delight to watch.

The performances of Srimayi are marked by empathy and elegance complemented by delicacy and warmth of aesthetic communication. Srimayi Has won the hearts of connoisseurs with her compelling stage presence, classical artistry and subtle nuances os an inner maturity reflected in all movements. To Srimayi dance is her life, “Dance is the pulse, the heartbeat, the breath and rhythm of life.”

In the year 2003, she got married to the elder son (Mr. Venkat Vempati) of her Guru Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam and is today blessed with a daughter and a son. She continues her dance career under career under her guru/Father-in-law. She was made assistant dance instructor in the Kuchipudi Art Academy, Chennai in the year 2004. In the year 2010 she was made the chief dance Instructor of the Kuchipudi Art Academy,Chennai by her Guru.