The expert is a famous and recognized Indian Kathak dancer. She had dual career, in parallel, as a Kathak artist and a career officer with Indian Audit and Accounts Service. She performs in India and around the world, and has been awarded the Padma Shri. Her guru is Birju Maharaj. She is not only India's most celebrated Kathak Guru and Maestro of the present age but she has also become a living legend who has blazed a trail in Kathak. She has spearheaded and produced international collaborative works with leading dancers of Western Classical Ballet, Spanish Flamenco, Tap dance, Buddhist chants with Buddhist Monks as well as to the compositions of western Classical composers. She was the Creative Director-Producer-Dancer of the first ever trilogy involving Western Classical Dance-Kathak-Spanish Flamenco in "The Dawn After" in 1994. She was also the Creative Director of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 6th Abylimpics 2003, held at New Delhi. She delivered the Opening & Closing Ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games Delhi in 2010 with a thundering success. She has spearheaded and produced several collaborative works with leading dancers of several Indian classical dance styles. She completed MPhil in Defence and Strategic Studies from University of Madras and M.Phil in Social Sciences from Punjab University. She graduated with a master's degree in Physics from Miranda House, Universoty of Delhi. She also worked as a career officer for the Indian Audits & Accounts Service and retired in 2010.