Ambika N.

🪔 About

Dr. Ambika Kameshwar is a renowned Bharatanatyam exponent, guru, vocalist, scholar, and teacher of international acclaim, with a dance and music career spanning over 50 years and a teaching career exceeding 35 years. She is widely recognized as a pioneer in applying Theatre Arts for the holistic development of individuals with multiple challenges, a methodology known as Theatre for Holistic Development (THD). Her early Bharatanatyam training was under Kumari Minakshi in Bangalore, and she received music training from her mother, Sulochana. Dr. Kameshwar holds a Ph.D. on Natyabhinaya and completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship on the application of Natya as a holistic developmental tool, supported by the Government of India. She guides Ph.D. scholars at Vel's University, Chennai. Her extensive choreographic work includes over 50 dance dramas and more than 10 complete Bharatanatyam Margams, in addition to composing music for numerous dance dramas and devotional albums. She has performed globally in countries such as Holland, Switzerland, the UK, USA, Canada, and across Southeast Asia. Awards & Honours: Kalaimamani Award (2004), Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J Jayalalitha Sirappu Kalaimamani award (2020), 'For The Sake Of Honour' Award (Rotary), Bharata Kala Ratna, Stree Ratna, Acharya Choodamani, Pancharatna Award, Seva Kala Bharathi.