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Radhika, who has done her doctorate in Mohiniattam, has written numerous articles on Mohiniattam for the dance and music magazine SHRUTILAYA besides having submitted a paper on mohiniattam for the subject 'Dance education in schools' at the seminar organised by the NCERT. Her article on Dance and God Realization is on the net. She has also written for the weekly 'INDU' published from Houstan USA, an article about the Devadasi system of Kerala. She is also the author of a book titled`Mohiniattam-The Lyrical Dance Of Kerala',and another book 'MUDRA',both published by Mathrubhoomi the leading publishers in Kerala.

Her concept of choreography highlights visual aesthetics that is stimulating and incisive. Dance transcends all polarising barriers. Through her daring and original choreography, she has elegantly and efficiently conceived and executed Biblical themes and presented them both at the national and international levels. So devout is her presentation of these themes that she has been invited time and again to perform during liturgy at the holy mass.

Using the beautiful medium of Mohiniattam she has immortalized the poetical works of Kuvempu, Amruth Someshwar, Veerappa Moily, Fr.Abel and St.Chavara.

She feels that culture alone can unite the whole world so she has taken the onus of teaching this beautiful art form to German and American students. This has brought a dramatic change in their conception and comprehension of the different cultures and religions.

Kalamandalam Radhika has taken ART as her life’s mission. Apart from propagating and promoting Mohiniattam, she has formed a trust called the Nrithya Dhara charitable trust,which she hopes becomes a Nithya Dhara Trust. The money she generates through her performances and workshops benefits aged indigent artists. Every year she helps to alienate the tears and hunger of a few long forgotten artists. This is her mission and the setting up an old age home for these artists is her goal.