{"id":171391692,"date":"2025-11-12T04:57:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T09:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediamax.design\/gia\/?post_type=collaborator&#038;p=171391692"},"modified":"2025-11-13T07:54:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T12:54:50","slug":"manasa-jayanthi","status":"publish","type":"collaborator","link":"https:\/\/mediamax.design\/gia\/collaborator\/manasa-jayanthi\/","title":{"rendered":"Manasa Jayanthi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Manasa Jayanthi<\/strong>&nbsp;is an Indian American Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer, educator, and creative strategist whose work bridges classical heritage and contemporary relevance. Trained under Smt. 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