Isvaran graduated with a degree in mathematics from the Madras Christian College (MCC) in Chennai, India. She received formal training in Bharatanatyam from the age of five, becoming one of the first students of Abhiyana Sudha, the dance school founded by Kalanidhi Narayanan. She was also trained in the fine arts of Nritya, Abhinaya, Kalaripayattu, Kuchipudi, Carnatic music and the instrument of Nattuvangam.
