Swarnamalya Ganesh is an Indian actress and TV anchor. A multidisciplinary artist, she was identified as a talent from a young age; firstly as a dance performer, later becoming well known as an anchor of several popular TV shows, an actor in films across various languages and an activist and public intellectual. She is a respected classical dancer. She holds two master's degrees, one of which is in Dance and a doctorate degree in History of Performing arts from the University of Madras. In 2014-2015 she received the prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Professional and Academic Excellence Fellowship, awarded by the United States and Indian governments through the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF).