A performing atriste of rare caliber, she has choreographed and presented dance dramas like Kavi Kalidasa’s “Shakuntalam”, the “Ramayana”, excerpts from the Bhagvatam, the “Dasavataram” and Rabindranath Tagore’s work “Chandalika”. She has handled abstract topics like seasons in “Ritu Ranjan” the five elements in “the Cosmic Dance” and human emotions in “Kamayani”.

She has completed the Nritya Visharad and the Nrithyashali specialising in the study of the 108 Karanas of Natya Sastra (ahich formed the unit of dance movement in ancient India). She has had specialised training in Nattuvangam (conducting a classical dance performance by reciting rhythmic syllables and playing the cymbals) and make-up technique. She has had training in Indian Classical Music and has even scored music for some of her numbers.

She is a graduate in drawing and painting. Her research is on ”Aharya Abhinaya“- a subject dealing with the external elements of communication like make-up, costume, jewellery, stage props and scenery as delineated in the Natya Sastra. She has been awarded the Senior Research Fellowship from the Department of Culture, Govt. of India, for a comparative study of Thirupugazhtalas of South India with the Manipuri tales of the East.