Roja Kannan is a Bharathanatyam artiste and is a very senior disciple of the renowned Guru Padmashri Adyar K. Lakshman and Padmabhushan Kalanidhi Narayanan. Born in a family steeped in rich musical tradition being the granddaughter of the renowned musician Palghat Rama Bhagavathar she grew up in an atmosphere of music and dance and started dancing even before she started walking. Her formal training started when she was five years old at Natyalaya the dance school of Smt. Vyjayanthi Mala Bali where she came under the direct tutelage of such illustrious gurus like Kavi Aravindakshan, and Adyar K. Lakshman, in Bharathanatyam and Trichur P. Ramananthan in Mohiniattam. She performed her Arangetram formal dance debut at the age of 12 and has not looked back ever s
