About Me

Hi! My name is Arundathi. I am the Founder & Co-director of Kalaa Dhari: The Art of the Inner Revolution. Kalaa Dhari to brings together the rhythm of Political theatre, the beauty of Womb Medicine & the magic of Trauma Healing & Therapy.

I find purpose in supporting people as they reclaim the utter joy of truly being themselves. With collectives, my focus is on nurturing safe & playful spaces, filled with love, guided by intuition and driven by solidarity, to embark on transformative journeys.

My goal is to cultivate a culture of social change from a space of being grounded & centred.

I live in a small mud house by a forest at the foothills of the Himalayas and cherish buildings made of earth materials.

You can reach me at: [email protected]

Some workshops that I've conducted are:

• Theatre and Art in Education for Young Women with a focus on Theatre of the Oppressed Techniques and Embodied Therapeutic Practices, TESF, Himachal Pradesh
• Introduction to Theatre of the Oppressed for community based health practitioners and educators, Odisha
• Advanced Gender & Sexuality training using Theatre of the Oppressed & Embodied Therapeutic Practices, SeSTA, Assam
• Theatre of the Oppressed & Embodied Therapeutic Practices for social activists,Agati, Tamil Nadu
• Theatre of the Oppressed & Embodied Therapeutic Practices women leaders, Parvatiya Mahila Adhikar Manch, Himachal Pradesh
• Exploring Gender based Violence at the Workplace using Theatre of the Oppressed, Society for Labour & Development, Uttar Pradesh, India
• Cyclic Embodiment, ImaginAction, Online
• The Image Theatre Experience, Artivism 101, with Sangat, A Feminist Network
• Online Image and Flow Theatre Workshop with Living Waters Museum and British Council
• The Online Image Theatre Experience – A dialogue with the Self during the time of Pandemic
• Introduction to Forum Theatre, Misriyati, Ciaro, Egypt
• Introduction to Participatory Theatre , West Bengal, India
• Forum Theatre for Children, Mussourie, India
• Training of Trainers for Theatre Facilitators, Tamil Nadu, India
• Forum Theatre and Performance Workshopfor Relaa, Chhattisgarh, India
• Introduction to Forum Theatre Games, ENFF, Brazil
• Training of Trainers in Forum Theatre, Drame ki Paatshaala,Palampur, India
• Forum Theatre during Buniyaad; Decrypting Development, Social Justice and Transformative Politics, Palampur, India
• Participatory Theatre during Kahaani Aur Sangharsh: A workshop on Visual Storytelling, Palampur, India