Education:

• • BA, MA, and PhD in Dance

  • First Indian to receive a grant from the Sri Lankan Government to pursue a PhD in Critical Analysis of Indian Classical Dance and Sri Lankan Dance

  • Professional Roles:

    • First Indian Senior Lecturer and Performing Artist in Sri Lanka

    • Permanent Lecturer (since 2007) – Department of Indian and Asian Dance, University of Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka

    • First Indian to hold the position of Head of Department (2014)

    • Resource person for seminars, conferences, and training programs at national and international universities and institutes

      Dance Training:

      • Trained in Kathak by Guru Pt. Barman Lal (Raigarh Court)

      • Further trained under:

        • Prof. Mandavi Singh – Former Vice Chancellor, I.K.S. University, India

        • Dr. Jyoti Bakshi – Former Head, Dance Dept., I.K.S. University, India

        • Dr. Chetna Jyotishi Byohar – Former Director, Kathak Kendra, Delhi

        • Late Guru Surendra Saikia – Kathak Kendra, Lucknow

        • Meena Singh – Raigarh Gharana, India

• Dance & Teaching Career:

  • Over two decades of teaching, choreographing, and staging solo, group, and dance drama performances

  • Organized the first international dance festival in 2017, bringing multiple dance forms to one stage

  • Advocates perfection of basic techniques while encouraging innovation and creativity

  • Blends classical foundations with unique choreographic expressions

• Therapy & Wellness Expertise:

  • Certified Yoga Instructor

  • Certified Spiritual Healer

  • Certified Tarot Reader and Counsellor

  • Since 2019, actively involved in Dance Movement Therapy with practical sessions for dancers and non-dancers

  • Published articles in prestigious journals on dance and therapy

• Creative Contributions:

  • Story writing

  • Poetry

  • Event hosting