Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Kathak from Lalit Kala Kendra (Pune University) with first rank (2006)

• Master’s degree in Kathak from Lalit Kala Kendra with distinction (2008)

• ‘Nrityaalankar’ from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya (in 2009)

• Cleared the ‘NET’ i.e. National Eligibility Test of the University Grants Commission in first attempt
   

Awards & Honours

• Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Award (2006)

• Sawai Gandharva Scholarship (2007 – 2010)

• Pta. Rohini Bhate Puraskar (2013)

• Received the ‘Golden Talent Award’ at the hands of Padmavibhushan Pt. Birju Maharaj ji in an All India Kathak competition organized by Pt. Ravi Kichlu Foundation, Kolkata in 2009. This All-India Kathak Competition was judged by eminent Maestros Pabmavibhushan Pt. Birju Maharaj ji, Padmabhushan Girija Devi ji, and Smt. Shashwati Sen

• Bagged first prize in many prestigious dance competitions like Indradhanu (2007), Natyasagara, and many more

• Worked as a Rehearsal Director and also performed in the well-known stage musical ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ Directed by Feroz Abbas Khan and Produced by NCPA Mumbai
   

Empanelments

• Empaneled as a performing artist by the ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural  Relations)

• Kathak Guru on the panel of ‘Lalit Kala Kendra’ i.e. Centre for Performing Arts, Pune University

• Kathak Guru on the panel of Bharti Vidyapeeth Deemed University Pune

• Examiner on the panel of Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidhyalaya Mandal

• ‘B’ graded artist of Doordarshan 

• Founder and Artistic Director of ‘Abhivyakti School of Kathak’, Pune