Kalaimamani Bala Devi Chandrashekar comes from a distinguished lineage steeped in Sanskrit scholarship, classical dramaturgy, Advaita Vedanta, and India's rich spiritual and cultural traditions.

Her great-grandfather, Shri Nilakanta Sastrigal (1860–1923), was an eminent Sanskrit scholar and the Sanskrit Drama Guru of His Holiness Kanchi Mahaswamigal, Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal, the 68th Shankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.

Her spiritual heritage is further enriched by her uncle, Swami Shantananda Puri of Tiruvannamalai, a revered Advaita Vedanta scholar and spiritual teacher,

Bala Devi Chandrashekar's family's close connection to Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati, the renowned spiritual master and exponent of Vedantic philosophy.

Through her mother and her marital family's roots in the culturally significant Umayalpuram–Kumbakonam region, Bala Devi inherits a rich confluence of Sanskrit learning, Carnatic musical traditions, temple heritage, and spiritual wisdom.

Bala Devi Chandrashekar expresses this remarkable ancestral legacy through Bharatanatyam productions where classical literature, philosophical inquiry, sacred narratives, and artistic innovation converge.

Her artistic journey reflects a living continuum of India's timeless intellectual, spiritual, and cultural heritage, bringing generations' wisdom to contemporary audiences worldwide.