Founder & Chairperson, Devrai Art Village, NGO (2008-Present):
Established Devrai Art Village, an NGO dedicated to sustaining and evolving traditional art forms while empowering indigenous artists, particularly women.
Pioneered ‘Devrai Rock Dhokra’ (patented), a groundbreaking technology combining stone and metal, for the production of sculptures and statuary.
Developed Devrai Art Village into an R&D center for traditional Indian metal art, employing over 35 artists and training more than 1000 individuals including Adivasi artisans and artists and students from art and design schools.
Collaborated with artisans nationwide and received the National Entrepreneurship Award (2019) from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Advisory board member of NCERT for the Department of Art and Aesthetics, contributing to Art Integrated Learning initiatives.
Currently documenting and exploring Indic storytelling arts through various mediums such as puppetry, sculpture, painting and film making.
Other achievements:
Currently working on a documentary film on Varanasi titled “Materialising the Spiritual – Kashi”.
Masters in French (Specialization Literature) from JNU, M-Phil in Cinema Studies from Sorbonne, Paris (1989). Filmmaker focusing on environmental concerns, Indic culture, spirituality, and child-
centric themes.
Notable works include “Looking for a God with River Krishna” (Documentary for Film
Division, 2001), “Aapa-Akka” (Feature Film, 2010), and “River Goddess” (awarded at
UGC-sponsored festival, 2008).
Author of two books: “Radha, Poems of Love” and “End Of The Circle,” with the latter
adapted into a feature film script.
Produced English Teaching Audiovisual Resource material for marginalized communities
and vernacular medium schools based on Indian tales so that they stay connected to
their roots.
Playwright and director of over fifteen plays, addressing social issues through street and
stage performances.
