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