Komala Varadan is an irrepressibly creative person, who has simultaneously distinguished herself as a Classical Dancer, Choreographer, Guru, Painter, Photographer, Writer and Researcher. She is a dancer who throws every ounce of energy into her performances. As a choreographer, she has earned unstinted praise for her inventive choreography. As an painter, she fills large canvasses with dance movements - She hailed as a unique artist who can present DANCE both as a performing art as well as a visual art. As a story teller she has transparent candour and as a photographer, she captures the many moods of people and the infinite variety of Nature.

She has been individually and through the institution founded by her, KALAIKOODAM, greatly contributing to the promotion of India's cultural heritage.