 He now runs his own dance institution, "Nrityashree", in Chennai.He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Bharatnatyam in 1993, by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, and received the Kalidas Samman in 2008.In 2011, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.