What makes Dr.Ambika Kameshwar unique is that she is the pioneer of Theatre for Holistic Development. As the Director of Rasa (Ramana Sunritya Aalaya Trust), Dr.Ambika Kameshwar formulated this unique methodology and has been pioneering the teaching, and use of Theatre for Holistic development which involves Dance, Music & Indian Theatre as a medium of self expression.

She has specialised in reaching out, with the above methodolgy to children with physical, mental and socio economic handicaps.She has been applying it to children with special needs since 1983 and started the organization RASA (Ramana Sunritya Aalaya ) in 1989 to be able to reach out to many more children with disabilities. She has had the opportunity to work with several giants in the field of Dance movement therapy like Ms.Diana cooper - Movement Educator, London school of Speech and Drama - UK and Ms Barbara cortez Greig, Dance Therapist.

Over the years, she evolved a comprehensive system of applying Theatre arts for the holistic development of individuals with "normal" & "special needs" based on her direct experience with children & people with developmental delays & disabilities & her expertise as a dancer/choreographer, vocalist and music composer.

Her research work in the field has been documented as a booklet "My thoughts on Movement Theraphy", her Ph.D in "Natyabhinaya" - Indian Theatre, and her post doctoral thesis presented as a fellowship for the Govt. Of India on " The use of theatre arts as a holistic developmental tool".

She is now leading a team of dedicated people towards giving children with special needs an opportunity to achieve their maximum potential through this codified methodology applying the different aspects of theatre - music, dance, drama, arts & crafts, mime and story telling as holistic developmental tools. The methodology which she calls THD - Theatre for Holistic Development.

She has been the guide for several research scholars in the field of Dance, Music and Theatre with special emphasis on children with special needs, and has spearheaded intensive project work in this new methodology.

She conducts workshops & gives lecture demonstrations & lectures on the innovative methodology, in order to reachout to many more.