“When drawn into conversation about disabled children, Dr. Ambika Kameshwar transforms into a battery of energy. Her innate sense of Rhythm and movement punctuate her words even as she draws images in thin air.”- The Hindu

Dr. Ambika Kameshwar Ph.D, PDF, educationist, dancer and singer, choreographer and music composer is the founder Director of RASA – Ramana Sunritya Aalaya - a no profit organization started in the year 1989.

Dr. Ambika Kameswar is the pioneer of the methodology “Theatre for Holistic Development” which uses the creative arts like Dance, Music, Drama, Story telling and Art and Craft as tools of learning.

She has reached out to thousands of children with physical and mental handicaps through this unique technique, and the success of methodology can be seen in the growth and development of the children.

Over the years, with her direct experience of working with children with special needs, through her experience as performing artiste and through her research work in this field, she has scientifically coded and strengthened the methodology. In fact even today it is a “living, breathing technique which is constantly evolving and changing”

Her work in this field has been recorded as a booklet “My thoughts on Movement Therapy”. Her Phd research was on “Natyabhinaya” (Communication in Indian Theatre). This has been published as a book titled "Theatre Arts for Holistic Development" and was released by Mrs. Poonam Natarajan, Chairperson - National Trust for the disabled in March 2006. She did her Post Doctoral Fellowship on the “Application of Natya (Theatre Arts) as a developmental tool” as a Senior Fellow of the Government of India.

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