Director-Founder Member
Member of CID (International Dance Council)-UNESCO.
MA in Bharatanatyam from Tamil University
Visharad in Bharatnatyam from Pracheen kala Kendra, Chandigarh. Bachelor’s Degree in Legislative Law (L.L.B) and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration – HR specialization.
Performed the most prestigious stage-show “Arangetram, in the year 1997".
Diploma in Advanced Parangata in Bharatnatyam from Nalanda Research Centre, Juhu.
Teaching Bharatnatyam for the past 20 years.
Initial training done at the “Bombay Keraleeya Samaj”, Matunga. Continued the rigorous training for 18 years under Guru, Smt. Ambika Vishwanath (Prof. Nalanda Nritya Mahavidyalaya, Juhu).
Bharatnatyam faculty at Sharda Sangeet Vidyalaya, Bandra.
Receipient of "Nritya Shiromani Award" at International Dance and Music Festival,Cuttack , Orissa, India.
Performances:
Invited on the eve of Mahashivratri (7th March-2016) for the performance at the "Natyanjali Festival-2016" at "Ayyarappar Temple Trust", Tiruvaiyaru, Near Thanjvur, Tamil Nadu .Event sponsored by South Zone Cultural Association.
TV Shows - Choreographed Special Episode for Doordarshan Mumbai for the programme “Dhina Dhin Dha” (2008 – 2012).
TV Shows - Performed at the “Hirkani Puraskar”, an event organized by Doordarshan Mumbai, for the recognition of “Women Leadership” – 2010.
TV Shows - Choreographed special performances on Doordarshan Mumbai, “Dhina Dhin Dha” for consecutive 5 years – 2007 to 2012.
Performed at two day festival organised by Sharda Sangeet Vidyalaya at Ravindra Natya Mandir-2015.
Invited by the Yuva Sena of Kurla Vidhan Sabha to commemorate their celebration of inauguration of their Souvenir and launch of their website- 2014.
Performed at “Durga Festival” 2013, at Sharda Sangeet Vidyalaya, Bandra.
Invited to choreograph a Folk Dance based program for Ganesh Shree Seva Mandal, Nehru Nagar to commemorate their Ganesh Festival celebrations – 2013.
Choreographed Annual Day Celebrations of St. Anthony's Girls High School, Chembur Mumbai which involved training of 120 children single handed – 2012.
Organised Folk dance Workshop "Nrityopasana-2012" under the guidance of Late Smt. Indumati Lele and Shri. Sadanand Rane.
Organised Folk dance Workshop "Nrityopasana-2010" under the guidance of Late Smt. Indumati Lele and Shri. Sadanand Rane.
Performed at the “Shivali Festival”, a classical Dance Festival held in Mumbai – 2008.
Invited by the ‘Sanidhya Kala Kendra’, Nehru Nagar, to inaugurate their intra-city (Mumbai zone) competitions by a Bharatnatyam Recital – 2004.
Invited by ‘Utung Sanskritik Kala Kendra’, an Asha Khadilkar troupe, to present a dance recital on the eve of their “Guru Pornima Festival-2000”.
Achievements:
Recipient of the “Nehru Nagar Ratna Puraskar” for the dedicated contribution of 12 years towards teaching Indian Classical and Folk Dances – 2011, to the children of Nehru Nagar, Kurla (E).
Choreographed & won second prize in grand finale of Mumbai doordarshan’s “Dhin Dhin Dha”- 2008 state level folk dance competition.
Choreographed two folk dances at the “BMC Ward level Competitions and have won 1st and 2nd prize for junior and senior group respectively – 2005.
Won 1st prize in South-Central Zone Bharatnatyam Solo Competition – 1998.
Won 3rd Prize in inter-college competition for group dance choreographed in the year 1994.
Smt. Shamal Pawar as a "JURY"
Kalanjali Festival Thane 2019
Swar Sadhan Samiti’s 48th Bharatnatyam Competition 2014.
Kumar Kala Kendra’s Folk and Solo Dance inter – school competitions.
BMC M, J, H and G Ward inter – school competitions.
Nrityavishkar, State – level Folk Dance Competition orgranized by D.Y.Patil college, Nerul.
Maharastra Yuva Mahotsav, inter – collegiate Folk Dance Competitions.
Sharda Sangeet Vidyalaya’s, Pt. Paluskar Award – Bharatnatyam competition.
BEST Officer’s Association’s, Group and Solo dance competition.
MTNL Staff inter – state folk dance Competition.
Blue – Star Sports Club Group Dance Competition.
Bombay Cambridge School’s inter – school Folk Dance competition.
Vasai – Nalasopara Nagar Parishad’s inter – school Bharatnatyam Competition.
