As a Author

Achievements and Recognitions

  • Empanelled Artist with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)
  • Graded Artist of Doordarshan Kendra (National Television of India)
  • Recipient of the National Scholarship in Kathak Dance from the Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Government of India - 2002
  • Awarded the Junior Fellowship by the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) - 2015
  • Successfully completed Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) research on the topic "Kathak Nritya mein Rasanubhuti evam Saundarya Bodh– Ek Adhyayan" at Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya (MGCGVV), Madhya Pradesh. In recognition of her academic excellence and contribution to Kathak scholarship, she was conferred the doctoral degree in a distinguished ceremony by the Honorable Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Mangubhai Patel, and Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Received appreciative acclaim from:

  • Participated in a collaborative choreography and performance titled "Songs of Tagore", organized by the Battery Dance Company of New York, USA.

Major Performances in Festivals

National Festivals & Events-

  • Avadh Sandhya– U.P. Sangeet Natak Akademi, Lucknow
  • Maharaj Kalka Bindadin Kathak Mahotsava– New Delhi
  • UP Day Festival– New Delhi
  • All India Maa Durga Sangeet Samaroh– Varanasi
  • Kathakacharya Lacchu Maharaj Jayanti Samaroh– Mumbai & Lucknow
  • All India National Dance Festival– Goa
  • India International Centre– New Delhi
  • All India Vishnu Digambar Sangeet Samaroh– Agra
  • Swami Haridas Sangeet Samaroh– Mumbai & Lucknow
  • Maharashtra Swajan Sangeet Sammelan– Mumbai
  • Jhansi Mahotsava– Jhansi
  • Khajuraho Nrityotsava– Khajuraho
  • Vadhya Shiromani Pt. Khanthe Maharaj Jayanti Samaroh– Patna
  • National Kathak Festival "Virasat" & "Tridhara"– Lucknow
  • Prayag Sangeet Samiti All India National Festival– Allahabad
  • Champaran Sanskritik Mahotsava– Bihar
  • Lucknow Mahotsava – Lucknow
  • Mahamrityunjaya Sangeet Samaroh– Varanasi
  • Mango Festival – Hyderabad
  • Bhubaneswar Music Circle– Bhubaneswar
  • Kathak Utsav Festival– Kathak Kendra, New Delhi
  • A Festival of Young Dancers– SNA, New Delhi
  • Shivratri Mahotsava– Varanasi
  • Ganga Mahotsava– Varanasi
  • Taj Mahotsava– Agra
  • Nana Panse Smriti Samaroh– Madhya Pradesh
  • Ghunghroo Festival– Madhya Pradesh
  • Swar Mangesh Sangeet Samaroh– Goa
  • Ustad Allauddin Khan Sangeet Samaroh– Maihar
  • Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh– Varanasi
  • NSICCON Festival – Sahara City, Lucknow
  • Kalka Bindadin Mahotsav- Delhi
  • Kathak Samaroh- Lucknow & Delhi
  • ICCR & UP Sangeet Natak Akademi Programs
  • Udai Shankar Dance Festival- Kolkata
  • Kathak Kendra Presentations– Delhi

International Performances

  • Italy– Concerto-Spettacolo, Danza Classica Musica Indiana, Organized by Circolo Arcidranma
  • Collaboration with Battery Dance Company (New York, USA)
  • Switzerland – Special Banaras: Musique et Danse Festival, organized by Adem.ch Ateliers d’ethno musicologie Included Lecture Demonstration & Workshop
  • Sri Lanka– Invited by University of the Visual and Performing Arts (Faculty of Dance & Drama) for Workshop & Kathak Presentation
  • Sri Lanka– Presentation & Workshop conducted by Gayaki Music Institute

Special Collaborations

  • Songs of Tagore– Collaborative choreography and performance with Battery Dance Company (New York, USA)

Sharing Stage with Legends

Padma Vibhushan Pt. Birju Maharaj, Dance Queen Vidushi Sitara Devi, Vidushi Dr. Vyjayanthimala, Vidushi Uma Sharma, Vidushi Shobhna Narayaran, Vidushi Nilima Azeem, Sushree Sudha Chandran, Vidushi Urmila Nagar, Vidushi Uma Dogra, Dr. Poornima Pandey, Dr. Kumkum Dhar, Pt. Kishan Maharaj, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Swami Pagal Das, “Taalyogi” Pt. Suresh Talwalkar, Pt. Kumar Bose, Pt. Ravi Nath Mishra, Pt. Mahadev Prasad Mishra, Pt. Rajan-Sajan Mishra, Ustag Rashid Khan, Pt. Vidyadhar Vyas, Pt. L.K. Pandit, Pt. Chhannu Lai Mishra, Vidushi Veena Sahsrabuddhe, Ustad Ashish Khan, Vidushi Sharan Rani Mathur, Pt. Bhajan Sapori, Pt. Rajendra Prasanna, Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt, Ustad Sultan Khan, Ustad Ahmed Hussain-Mohd. Hussain, Ustad Shakhawat Hussain, Vidushi Shubha Mudgal, Pop Singer Mr. Jassi, Film actress- Surshree Bhagyashree, T.V. Actress-Sushree Shweta Tiwari, Sushree Parvati Khan.