Guru Smt Sushama Gopinath, a talented Guru of classical dance - by sheer grit, determination and hard work - has mastered the Cosmic Art making her unique in the field of classical dance. While a child, little Sushama showed extraordinary talent forcing the parents to seek the advice of their family friend Guru Late Shri Kalamandalam Vasudeva Panicker, a versatile genius, whose guidance and training gave her perfect foundation in Bharatanatyam and Mohini Attam, a traditional dance form of Kerala. This enabled the then Sushama (maiden name) to win a number of prizes during her school and college period.

Sushama continued the quest under other Guru Kalaimani Vidwan late Shri Kathiravelu Pillai and Guru late ShriRamaswamy Bhagavathar. While under the tutelage of Padmabhushan Kalanidhi Narayanan of Adayar, Sushama took course in Abhinaya (acting).

Guru Sushama Gopinath has done many ballets and stage performances in different parts of India. She is an excellent choreographer too. She has choreographed several dance ballets with a view to promote and preserve the ancient culture and heritage of this great country. Listed below are a few of them:

Dasavatharam (meaning ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu)

Krishnaleela (meaning childhood memoirs of Lord Krishna)

Shree Ayyappan (meaning legend of Lord Ayyappa),

Seetha Kalyanam (meaning wedding of Lord Rama with Seetha)

Bali Darshanam _ an account of Malayalam poet Akkiththam on the contemporary state of affairs of Kerala seen by, and mouthed through, Maha Bali (ancient king of Kerala and the first socialist ever known) on an imaginary visit to Kerala.

Bhaja Govindam – the master piece of Adi Sankara that espouses every one to Lord Vishnu if s/he wanted moksha.

Gopika Govindam – the chronicle that depicts the pure and immaculate love of gopis (girls at Vrindavan) towards Lord Krishna (while he was a little boy)

Pootha Paattu–touching narrative of love and affection of a mother for her child - mouthed by Malayalam poet Edasseri Govindan Nair.

Guru Sushama Gopinath has been conferred with the title of Shivali Nritya Shiromani on the 59th Shivali Dance Festival on account of her outstanding contribution to the field of Classical Dance. Some of her students were lucky enough to perform recently at function organized by Kerala Tourism and Development Corporation. Some of them were fortunate to show their talents at the 59th Shivali Dance Festival.

Guru Sushama Gopinath is household name with all art_loving people of Navi Mumbai, especially Keralites, and a programme by her troupe is an inseparable part of almost all cultural functions in this satellite city of Mumbai. She continues to impart her hard earned knowledge in Bharatanatyam and Mohini Attam (also spelt “mohiniyattam”) to the younger generation at various parts of Navi Mumbai. It’s all possible because of the support and encouragement that she receives from an art_loving husband Sri Gopinath Warrier and son Rohit.