Madurai R. Muralidharan is a well known performing dancer, dance-guru, composer, and musician, who has composed over 120 varnams, produced several dance dramas on various themes and dance music albums in all the 35 thalas, which is unparalleled in the field of Bharatanatyam. Sri Muralidharan, is a board member of Alagappa Performing Arts (Alagappa University, Karaikkudi, India) offering Online degree course in Bharatha Natyam. He is on a short visit to the USA to meet all the dancers and dance teachers from various states to create awareness and explain about the degree course in Bharatha Natyam which was started recently by Alagappa University.