Muditha Arts is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. Our dedicated members bring decades of experience in arts, media, and culture.
SOUNDARYA SUKUMAR IYER, trained as a broadcast journalist, has over 40 years experience as a media-practitioner in Singapore. She has served in several art bodies like National Arts Council and SIFAS, and is a recipient of the Commendation Medal (National Day Honours) from the President of Singapore. She was awarded the Victor Paranjothy silver medal for Journalism in India.
PRIYALATHA ARUN is a practising lawyer. Trained in dance, nattuvangam and violin, she is one of Singapore’s accomplished classical Bharatanatyam dancers and a Nattuvanar (conductor). She has represented Singapore on several foreign dance missions as well as in national events. She is also a stage actor and a founder-member of World-in-Theatre, an English theatre company in Singapore.
NATARAJAN SUBRAMANIAM, a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, was the Independent non-Executive Chairman from January 2012 to April to April 2024 and Director from November 1995 to April 2024 of Thakral Corporation Ltd. He has also served on Boards of Private Companies and Social Service Organisations. He has for many years and in several capacities been involved in organisations promoting Indian Fine Arts in Singapore. He is currently retired but continues to have interest in the Singapore Arts scene.
UTTAM PRITAMDAS KRIPALANI, came to Singapore from India in 1976 to establish the post-nationalization operations of National Insurance Company Ltd. He is currently Chairman and Founder of Galaxy Insurance Consultants, a boutique insurance brokerage which he founded in 1983 and is now part of the Australian Steadfast group. An avid lover of arts, music and theatre, Uttam is very involved in cultural shows in and around Singapore. He has produced and directed plays and other cultural events and regularly attends innumerable drama, music and dance performances. At the age of 82 years, he continues to be involved in cultural and sporting activities especially golf.
KRISHNAN VENKATARAMAN, an engineer by training from REC, Trichy, has held senior management positions in companies in India and in Malaysia and has expertise in risk management and insurance. Now based in Singapore, he had the opportunity to lead risk consulting operations for AXA Matrix and AXA XL as Country Manager, CEO-Asia, Head – APAC and be Director and Member of the Board in several entities. He is supportive of community welfare and social causes.
VENKATESAN SUKUMAR IYER, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants India, and Fellow Member of Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore, is the Founder Director and CEO of Global 9 Resources Pte Ltd. He advises on Taxation, Human Resource Management, financial and secretarial Services. He is committed to social service both in Singapore and in India.
V V SUNDARAM who started his professional life as an Engineer retired as the Managing Director and CEO of Covansys, a U.S. based technology company. His passion and service to art started as a volunteer in the Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival. He is now the Secretary of the Aradhana Committee as well as Bhairavi Fine Arts, two organizations that since 1970 are dedicated to propagating Indian classical arts in North America. He had also been one of the Trustees of the Shiva Vishnu Temple of Greater Cleveland and is currently associated with the Sree Venkateswara Temple of Cleveland. In the early 70s, he was part of a small team that initiated and built the Sri Venkateswara Temple of Pittsburgh, PA. He divides his time between India and the U.S. He is held in high regard by artistes and patrons for his unstinting support and relentless service to art both in US and India. He will be able to bridge talents between Singapore and overseas.