DANCING:

Freelance performer since 2017 with solo and group performances in different parts of India and abroad (France/UK/Hungary/Trinidad).​

Performing member of the Sahrdaya Repertory between 2014 and 2017.

Performing member of Sai Kripa Prasanna’s ensemble between 2006 and 2014.

ACADEMIC:

Academic Tutor at University College Dublin, Ireland

Assistant Professor, MOP Vaishnav College, Chennai (2011-2012)

Research Assistant, Kalakshetra Foundation (2009 - 2010; 2014)

Bharatanatyam teaching:

Online dance teaching across different locations.

Clermont Ferrand (France) from September 2019 to present.

Trinidad between June - August 2019.

Szeged (Hungary) between 2018 and 2019, culminating in a successful group performance.

Sahrdaya foundation (Chennai) between 2014 and 2017.

Kripa’s Centre for Fine Arts from 2009 till 2014.

CHOREOGRAPHING:

Choreographed two plays, “Karnabharam” (‘the Anguish of Karna’, by Bhasa) using Bharatanatyam and ancient Indian theatre techniques, and “A Kuravanji In Kutralam” (a tribeswoman at a place called Kutralam) using Bharatanatyam and folk elements.

Choreographed various dance pieces for my college and with the dance institutions I’ve worked in.

Collaborations with dancers from different regions of the world.

​OTHER EXPERIMENTS:

Worked as a Social Media Moderator for two Indian languages at Khoros.

Worked as a Research Assistant at the Kalakshetra Foundation.

Ran a small breakfast café in Mysore with a friend that aimed to encourage artistes looking for a platform to exhibit their passion. Also taught Bharatanatyam for interested yogis.

CONTENT WRITING and TEACHING ENGLISH:

Specialise in creating content for brochures, books, articles, and blogs.

English Tutoring - since 2009, both academic and creative.