"Narrative Music Therapy"
A Musician- Psychologist, therapist with particular interest in MENTAL HEALTH performance, research and training in music, Her focus lies in interdisciplinary research in applied musicology- mental health- communication solutions. In January 2014, she founded an education/training oriented organization in COMMUNICATIONS, Hamsadhwani Enterprises, to work in education at various levels. Her prime interest is health outcomes from every exercise, and it is offered to schools, colleges, organizations, and families. Currently working on developing a particular sort of collaborative counseling, based on ideas derived from the postmodern methods of social constructionism, systems theory and collaborative practices. She is senior disciple of Smt. Madhuri Dandage, Pune (who is a disciple of Padmashree (late) Smt. Manik Verma and (late) Smt. Malavika Kanan. Hamsadhwani Enterprises, A company, founded to work in Communications, with a 360 degree approach to communications- linguistic and artistic. She is Founding Executive Director of Hansadhwani Foundation changing the direction of Hansadhwani Foundation from our attempts of an active state and focusing on research in the same areas that we are committed to- education, health and the arts. IT is likely that we would become a research and training organization; and over time be completely dedicated to capacity building for other organizations. Education
1988 – 1989 : AISSCE, Physical Sciences, Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi
1990 – 1993 : BA(H), Economics, Lady Shri Ram college for women
1994 – 1996 : MA, Political Science, Himachal Pradesh University
2002 – 2003 : Diploma, Counseling and Guidance , Annamalai University
2004 – 2006 : M.Sc, Psychology, Madras University
Independent Coursework
Six year diploma in Music (completed in 1992)
Empanelment as artist in All India Radio and Indian Council for Cultural Relations
