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Asha Sunil Kumar is acclaimed as a creative artist whose work reveals the infinite spaces within the traditional form, She bases her dance on the principle that Bharatanatyam is a superbly evocative language,where the dancer who has mastered and internalized the idiom can write her personal dance poetry.

Recipient of numerous awards, she has the honor of being the National Scholar for a continuous period of ten years. In 1983, the title of Srinagar Mani was conferred on Smt. Asha by the Sur Singar Samsad Mumbai. In 1987 Smt. Asha topped Mumbai University in the Bachelor in Fine Arts stream and was the recipient of the ‘Sri A. Nageswara Rao Scholarship’. As a dancer, she has toured extensively all over India having performed at all major cultural venues. Besides participating in several dance ballets, Smt. Asha has proved her mettle as an ace choreographer too. Karnacharitram, Dashavataram, marasambhavam, Mary Magdelene, Rutusamhara, Namami, Meradha, Atmavaloka, Navarasa to Ramarasa, Stree Shakti and Ujjivanam are some of the dance drama presentations which have received critical and popular acclaim wherever performed. Onam Ponn Onam, a special program choreographed by her for Doordarshan was aired consecutively for four years on popular demand.

As an attempt to provide an insight into the rich, spiritual, and varied dance and music traditions of India to the generation next,  Smt Asha established the Sanskriti Academy of Fine Arts in February ’98 at Lok Puram, Thane. What started off as a class of ten has emerged into one of the finest institutions of the city imparting quality education in varied performing arts. As an attempt to provide an insight into the rich, spiritual, and varied dance and music traditions of India to the next generation Smt Asha established the Sanskriti Academy of Fine Arts in February ’98 at Lok Puram, Thane, an institution that imparts quality education in varied performing arts. As a member of the International Council of Dance (UNESCO), Sanskriti offers International Certification of Dance Studies to its students Lets listen to the Interesting and inspiring journey of Asha