About Me

"A professional Indian classical dancer, and a postdoctoral researcher in Cognitive Neuroscience, I am passionate about both art and science. Based concurrently in Pune (India) and Philadelphia, PA (USA), I am also an avid traveler, reader, and adventure-seeker. To know more about me and my travels, give my blogs a read!"

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Dance

I am an Indian classical dancer and choreographer, trained in Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi for more than 20 years. I love to use traditional dance to tell contemporary stories, or give contemporary twists to traditional dance pieces.

Dance

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Research

I am a postdoctoral researcher in Cognitive Neuroscience, working with Prof. Anjan Chatterjee in the ChatLab at the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Website). I explore the cognitive and neural processes underlying our aesthetic experiences.

Research

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."