Gayatri hails from an artistic family - her mother Smt. Uma Sriram is the senior most disciple of Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam and a lecturer at Nrithyodaya. Her father Sri T.S. Sriram, a retired Company Executive, handles the Bhajans and Vedic Heritage classes at Nrithyodaya. Gayatri is one of the senior most disciples of Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam (Director, Nrithyodaya) for dance and Vidwan Sri S. Rajam for music. At Nrithyodaya, she completed the “Nritya Pravesika” Certificate Course, “Nritya Visaradha” Diploma Course and “Nritya Sali” Post Diploma Certificate Course (specially dealing with the 108 Karanas of Natya Sastra). Apart from solo dance recitals, she accompanies her Guru in several dance numbers and group productions. She is also the main singer for Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam’s dance concerts and has extensively travelled within India and abroad including USA, Canada, UK, France, Portugal, Switzerland, Srilanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodiaand Australia. She has presented several lecture demonstrations. She assists her Guru in all her research activities as well.