The Aseemkala Initiative aims to provide a platform for ideas, dialogue, and creativity using traditional arts and dance to address issues of health inequity in healthcare.
We are proud to introduce our fellows of both choreography and research to our team each year.
Each fellow uses the year to cultivate a project of their choosing, with support from our board of directors after a rigorous selection process.
Please meet our incredible fellows below!
Fellow Class of 2021-2022
Maymunah Ahmed, Research Fellow 
Rubab Raza, Research Fellow 
Shreya Srivastava, Research Fellow
Fellow Class of 2020-2021
Nikhitha Yakkanti, MHSA, Choreography Fellow 
Lindsay Winters, BA, Research Fellow 
Preeyal Patel, MD Candidate, Choreography Fellow 
Ruta Uttarkar, Research Fellow 
Leila Mire, BA, Choreography Fellow
Fellows 2019-2020
Sebulime Elisha Davis, Choreography Fellow, Director of Soul Xpressions 
Trishala Parthasarathi Shah, Choreography Fellow 
Alice Stella, Research Fellow
Fellows 2018-2019
Teresa Cuevas, BA, Choreography Fellow 
Shradha Chhabria, MD Candidate, MPH Candidate, Research Fellow 
Haritha Sishtla, MD, MBA, Choreography Fellow 
Sophia Salingaros, BS, Choreography Fellow 
Moondil Jahan, MA Candidate, Research Fellow
The Aseemkala Initiative 