ADISHREE KHANDELWAL

[email protected] +91-8447617122 CURRICULUM VITAE

Career Objective: To learn on the job and adapt quickly to prove myself as an asset to the organisation through my interpersonal skills, values of integrity, dedication and passion for excellence.

Educational Qualification:

Year Degree Institution Percentage

Department of Psychology, 2015 Master of Arts 66.66% Panjab University, Chandigarh Bachelor of Arts 2013 Gargi College, University of 60.2 % (Honours- Applied Psychology) Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan, 2010 Higher Secondary School 72% Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan, 2008 Senior Secondary School 72.2 % New Delhi

Work Experience:

Banyan Tree School, New April 2017-Present PGT Psychology Delhi

Senior Faculty member, teaching Delhi Tamil Sangam, New January 2011-Present: classical dance (). Delhi.

Senior Faculty member, teaching Ganesa Natyalaya, New July 2011-Present: classical dance (Bharatanatyam). Delhi.

Research Studies: As a part of the psychology curriculum, I have successfully completed various re- search work in the past five years and some of them are as follows:

1. Anxiety (state and trait anxiety) levels among dancers and non-dancers. 2. Interpersonal needs of school teachers (Inclusion, Control and Affection). 3. Relationship between leadership and emotional intelligence amongst professionals. 4. Detailed case study of a Dyslexia patient seeking counselling. 5. Narcissism, personality traits and happiness among dancers and non-dancers. 6. Detailed case history examination of a mentally retarded child at AIIMS as an intern. 7. The detailed functioning of the Human Resource Department of Radisson Blue Hotel (part of the Carl- son group of Industries). 8. Impact of Forgiveness among females in relation to age. 9. Impact of Job satisfaction in relation to gender differences on Organizational commitment in private sector employees. 10. Relationship between Facebook addiction and Academic performance across gender.

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[email protected] +91-8447617122 Workshops and Soft Skills:

1. Undertook a Certificate course on Holistic Development at the Department of Psychology, Gargi col- lege, Delhi University, in 2013. 2. Undertook a Certificate course for 3 weeks on “Basic Counselling Skills”, conducted by Sanjivini So- ciety for Mental Health, New Delhi, in 2015.

Hobbies: A keen lover of different arts and a senior disciple of the renowned Guru , Dr. Saroja Vaidyanathan (Founder President, Ganesa Natyalaya, New Delhi), I graduated in Bharatanatyam at the young age of 12. Since then in my journey as a classical dancer, I have performed in various national and international events. I have also played an active role as a Bharatanatyam instructor, organised shows and managed events. I have also sought training in Indian classical music, art and swimming. Apart from this I have a fond interest in playing instruments like the guitar and harmonium and the nattuvangam .

Leadership Positions:

1. Elected as the CULTURAL CAPTAIN of the Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan for the year 2009 – 2010

Awards:

1. 25th November 2009: Received the “Principal’s Special Award” for the best dancer of the school at the Annual Day celebrations 2. 30th July 2009: Won the 1stprize at the “Malhaar” inter school music and dance competition held at the Indian School. 3. Performed in all school functions such as the Africa Week, Inter house choir competition, International Children’s Day etc. and played the lead role in the Annual Day ballet on 22nd December 2008 (Newspaper coverage). 4. 28th January 2005: 1st prize at an International Dance Competition organized by ACE’S and YOGYAM to help the people affected In the Tsunamis. 5. 30th October 2004: Awarded the “KALASHREE” by Ganesa Natyalaya.

Social Projects:

1. Performed and interacted with special children, old parents and differently abled individuals at Cheshire Home, New Delhi as a part of the Holistic Development course at Gargi College in 2014. 2. Participated in the NDTV Greenathon as an executive member, a drive that aimed at cleaning the holy river . 3. Visited NGO’S like the National Blind School and Nai Disha as a part of my community service pro- gramme to teach dance/academics to the under privileged and special children. 4. Participated in the Litracy mela organized by Springdales School as an executive Interact club member.

Dance Accomplishments:

1. 23rd February 2017: Invited by Sangeet Naatak Akademi (Ministy of Culture, Govt of India) for a solo recital at Tagore theatre, Chandigarh 2. 17th April 2016: Travelled to Thailand for 5 international shows, representing INDIA as “Sita” from the epic Ramayana, along with my Guru, as a part of her troupe. 3. 11th March 2016: Led and participated at the global event “The World Cultural Festival”, organised by the Art of Living (Sri Sri Shankar) under team Bharatanatyam.

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[email protected] +91-8447617122 4. 20th October 2015: Opened the Cultural Programme with a solo dance recital at the 3rd World Congress on Excellence, an International Conference held at Punjab University, Chandigarh with delegates from across the globe. 5. 10th April 2015: Performed at the Annual Alumini meet of the Department of Psychology, Punjab Uni- versity in the presence of the Vice Chancelor and the Deputy Commissioner of the Police. 6. 20th March 2015: Performed in Ujjain, the city of temples, before the presence of the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Mr Shivraj S Chauhan as a part of a festival. 7. 19th March 2015: Performed in Chandigarh as a part of the Pracheen Kala Kendra Festival with Padmabhushan Dr Saroja Viadyanathan’s troupe. 8. 9th August 2014: Performed a solo Bharatanatyam Recital, at Triveni Kala Sangam Auditorium, New Delhi. 9. 12st January 2013: Performed before the prime minister of India, Mr. Manmohan Singh and Mrs. Sonia Gandhi at Taj Palace Hotel for a treaty signing event. 10. 6th October 2012: Performed at the prestigious, “Ananya Festival” at Purana Quila, an event organised in collaboration with the Government of India. 11. 8th August 2012: Performed in at the Nardagana Sabha, a recital based on lord Shiva and Karnas, sponsored by International Dance Alliance Ltd. 12. 6th June 2012: Performed a theme based dance at the Nehru Planetarium on the occasion of the Venus transit. 13. 23rd March 2012: Performed at the Taj Palace, New Delhi on the occasion of the International Gas Summit in collaboration with GAIL. 14. 27th February 2012: Performed at an International conference on “Ageing Gracefully “ at AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences). 15. 28th December 2011: Performed before Mrs Hooda, wife of the Japanese Prime minister, at Ganesa Natyalaya. 16. 11th December 2011: Performed at the “Youth Festival”, celebrating young talent and the completion of New Delhi’s 100 years, at Central Park, Cannaught Place 17. 9th September 2011: Performed at the Sangeet Natak Academy for the Bhatkhande Festival in Luc- know with Guru Saroja Vaidyanathan. 18. 29th April 2011: Performed at India Habitat Centre for the World Dance Day celebrations titled “The Exuberance” organized by Mr. Santosh Nair. 19. 9th April 2011: Performed at Siri Fort Auditorium for the event “Discovering Hope – An initiative by Hindustan Times and AIESEC, Delhi University for breast cancer awareness and Women’s Empower- ment”, co sponsored by MTV. 20. 1st March 2011: Performed at the Bhojpur Utsav in Bhopal, with Guru Saroja Vaidyanathan. 21. 3rd October 2010: Performed at the Opening Ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth games as one of the lead dancers in the Bharatanatyam segment under Padmabhushan Dr Saroja Vaidyanathan’s troupe, held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium,New Delhi. 22. 28th September 2010: Performed at the Kuwait Embassy before foreign delegates and Mr Shashi Tha- roor as a part of a treaty signing event. 23. 22nd April 2010: Performed at an International Conference on Empowering Women in Developing Countries through better health care and Nutrition held at BITS, Pilani (Birla Institute of Technology and Science). 24. 16th September 2006: Bharatanatyam recital at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi organized by Gay- athri fine arts and Ganesa Natyalaya. 25. 16th April 2005: Solo performance at an International conference organized by the Department of Mi- cro Biology, University of Delhi at S.P Jain Advanced Management Research Centre Auditorium, South Campus. 26. 30th October 2004: Completed Bharatanatyam Arangetram (Graduation)by giving a solo performance at Triveni Kala Sangam , New Delhi.

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