Beginning with a handful of students in 1974, the Ganesa Natyalaya soon grew rapidly in strength and eminence and is reckoned as a premier institution in India. It is due to Guru Saroja's able tutelage that the students of the Natyalaya receive sound grounding in the theory and practice of Bharata Natyam along with Carnatic classical music to enable them to appreciate and understand the harmony of Indian music and dance.

Till date 104 students have completed the arangetram (debut). These include scholarship students from various countries sponsored by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Delhi Government's Sahitya Kala Paishad and Centre for Cultural Resources and Training.

Highlights of Ganesa Natyalaya:

1974 - Establishment of Ganesa Natyalaya in New Delhi

1983 - Registration under societies registration act, 1860

1984 - Foundation stone laying of the building by the then LG of Delhi, Shri Jagmohan

1988 - Inauguration by the then Vice-President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma