A puppeteer, storyteller, lecturer, presenter, therapeutic puppeteer, and educator in the field of academia. She holds an M.Phil. in Sociology from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University in Hyderabad, a postgraduate degree in social work from Karnatak University in Dharwad, and a postgraduate diploma in women's studies from the same institution. Postgraduate Diploma in Puppet Therapy. Her speciality includes puppetry, storytelling, folklore, sociology, and education, and she does independent study in these fields.

She has been in the educational area for about 20 years. From 2005 to March 2010, she taught at the Vivekananda Institute of Languages in Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad, where she lectured in basic Chinese Mandarin and conversational English. From 2003 until 2010, she acted as a resource individual for The Hindu's Newspaper in Education (NIE) program. She has provided extensive technical help to numerous voluntary organisations and NGOs engaged in the fields of education, girl child advocacy, and human rights.

She has a passion, a vision, and a commitment to initiating radical changes in educational processes, aimed at conveying our cultural heritage to future generations. She is a director and a key figure in the organization's founding, having played a crucial role in its efforts to achieve its goals through the collaborative use of theatrical techniques, narrative storytelling, and puppetry in educational contexts, collectively termed "educational puppetry."

 

Senior Fellowship in Puppetry, Ministry of Culture, India- 2021-22 (Award period-2023-2025)

Advisory Panel Member of the Central Board of Film Certification, Hyderabad Region, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting December 23-25

Chief Editor of Puhalika Patrika - A Digital Puppetry Magazine -2019-till date

Editorial Board member of ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts (ShodhKosh) "ISSN: 2582-7472" UGC - CARE LIST
from November 01, 2023.

One of the Editors of  Sanrakshan-A Natural biodiversity –E magazine 2022-till date

General Secretary UNIMA Puppeteers Trust, India- 2023-2025

Senior Fellowship in Puppetry, Ministry of Culture, India- 2021-22

Swachhata Sarathi Fellowship 2021-22,

STREE 2021 Kshamata Innovation Foundation, Bengaluru

Recipient of Tata Fellowship in Folklore 2012-2013,

International Online Diploma in Puppet Therapy Program (2021-2022) awarded by School of Puppetry Therapy Chile, sponsored by the Commission for Educational, Therapy and Development of UNIMA International.

Guest Expert Speaker at International Professional Learning English Course in English and Foreign Languages University-EFLU, Hyderabad.

Faculty Trainer and a Resource Person with Centre for Cultural Resources and Training-CCRT, Hyderabad.

Guest Speaker at Vandemataram Youth Front-VMYF Balachelimi conversation and many other organizations and institutions.

Sphoorthi Services : Open for national and International professionals to visit/ associate with Sphoorthi for research work and internship.

Vicky Hart, Prof, Claudia Orenstein, Pheobe and Prof. Nynoman visit / assocation with Sphoorthi Theatre.

Sphoorthi Theatre Collaborates With Ms.Phoebe Oakenfold

Wood Carver, Puppeteer and Theatre artists from Cornwall,South England,UK , Collaboration Work With Sphoorthi Theatre from January 26, 2015.

She has presented papers on Puppetry, Folklore, Theatre, Storytelling, Language, Sociology, Women's Studies, and Education. More than her papers in various Seminars and National and International Conferences. More than 10 of her papers have been published in various Journals. She has been honoured to receive many academic & professional awards, honours & felicitations.

Recipient of Tata Fellowship in Folklore, 2012-2013. Her study on “Revival of Tradional Wooden String Puppetry of Ammapuram” that has moved the Telangana government to make a documentary film of traditional puppeteers called “Bommalolu” and she had the privileged to be part of the documentary film.

She is also the recipient of “Successful women Award” at “Shodha Swatahcha”-International Women Conference by Vidarbha Youth Welfare Society, Amravati in 2016.

Recipient of "Sunnetwork.in Gemini Kushi TV Vijaya Vanita Award” for “Women's Day 2016".

“Guest of Honour at RA Chem Pharma LTD, Hyderabad for International Women’s Day 2018.

“Guest Speaker” at Bal Utasav and Teachers Sammelan, Nai Taleem Ashram Sewagram-Wardha, Maharashtra, March 19-21st 2018.

Chief Guest and Main Speaker at NABARD Bank, Hyderabad, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Regional Office for “Hindi Divas” celebrations on September 14, 2018.

One of the Guest Speakers at 9th Bala Chelimi Conversation-Children’s Literature-My experiences and Suggetsions at Oxford Grammar School, Hyderabad, Dec8, 2018.

'Honorary membership granted by Irish UNIMA' December, 2019.

“Guest of Honour at Cohance Lifesciences-DISHA-Organization Transformation Mission, Hyderabad for International Women’s Day 2023.

“A Judge for Storing telling with finger Puppets and Puppet shows at  SADHU Vaswani International School, Kompally, Hyderabad for “Kshama” –Inter school competition- August 1st, 2023