Critical Distance DIRECTORY Ragamalika Mohanraj

Ragamalika Mohanraj is a Canada-based IT engineer, Indian classical dancer, choreographer, and mother. She began her training in Indian classical dance at the age of four and has over 25 years of experience in performance and training. Her practice spans Bharatanatyam and Odissi, alongside studies in the Natyashastra and Karanas. As a caregiver, her work reimagines dance within everyday life, embracing interruption, repetition, and shared presence. She creates spaces where caregiving artists can sustain their practice, centering themes of care, identity, and embodied storytelling.