Academia
Learning & Teaching is inherent to Akshara, considering that her father is an Academician and a retired professor, and mother, a teacher too. Ever since she started assisting her teacher in taking dance classes from an early age of 14, she has continued teaching; with a keen interest in also contributing to the Academic research and study in her fields. 
PUBLISHED WORK
  • Storytelling techniques in Cinema and its parallels with Indian visual arts
    Presented at: 
    Dhaatu International Puppet Festival 2018, Puppetry in Storytelling conference, Dhaatu Centre for Sharing, Bangalore, 2017
    Published by: Dhaatu Centre for Sharing, Punashchetana, Bangalore, 2018

  • A critique to current scientific method and an alternative: an exploration along structural method
    Presented at: Institute for Educational Research and Development, National Seminar, Taj Westend, Bangalore, 2009
    Published by: Institute for Educational Research and Development, Studies in Structural Method, 2010

  • Structural Method and Bharatanatyam
    Published by: Institute for Educational Research and Development, Studies in Structural Method, 2010
    Presentation: Vijnana Vyjayanti (Annual Festival), 2014


UNPUBLISHED WORK
  • Exploring śr̥ṇgāra in Haridāsā literature, MFA Thesis, Tamil University, 2017
    Presented at: National Institute of Vedic Sciences, Bangalore, 2017
    Stage adaptation: 'Sringāra Tarangini', hosted by Indian Council for Cultural Relations & Department of Kannada and Culture 2018


WORKSHOP/ LECTURE- DEMONSTRATION
  • Photography & Video workshop, Department of Architecture, Reva University, Bangalore, 2017

  • 'Introduction to Bharatanatyam', Curricooler, Bangalore, 2016

  • Classical Acting, Acting Workshop, Phoenix Entertainment, Bangalore, 2016


PEDAGOGY/ TEACHING
  • Bharatanatyam Faculty, The Structural School of Fine Arts, Bangalore (2014- present)

  • Visiting Faculty (Introduction to Photography & Video), Bachelor of Design & Architecture, PES University, Bangalore (2016- present)
    Visiting Faculty (Basics of Filmmaking and Critical Film Studies), Bachelor of Design, PES University, Bangalore (2017-present)