Dr. Vasundhara is a Danseuse par excellence, versatile choreographer of repute and a venerated guru of Bharatanatyam, hails from the princely city of Mysore and has turned very much a phenomenon in the Indian Classical dance scenario over the past five decades and throughout her prestigious career. 

Her performances are a manifestation of the profound terpsichorean ingenuity marked by impromptu improvisations, esoteric foot-work and bewitching histrionic propensities. Her myriad choreographies encompassing a wide spectrum of spiritual and secular themes are striking paradigm of her inventive brilliance. Dr. Vasundhara is one of the pioneer disciples of renowned Shri Pattabhi Jois from Mysore in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, and has earned a Phd for her research and thesis on the correlation between Yoga and Bharatanatyam.

Dr. Vasundhara is a recipient of the ‘Shantala Award’ – the highest Karnataka state award, she is the youngest recipient of the ‘Karnataka Kala Tilak’ the prestigious award from the Karnataka Sangeetha Nrithya Academy and has a post-graduate degree in Folklore and is a consummate exponent of the martial arts of ‘Tang-ta’ and ‘Kalarippayattu’ which vouches highlighting her multidisciplinary achievements. Vasundhara was awareded the prestigeous ‘Kala Vipanchi’ in chennai by Padma Vibushan Shri Balamurali Krishna and ‘Shreshta Kala Pracharak’ from Padma Bushan Saroja Vaidyanathan (Ganesh Natyala- New Delhi) and was recently awarded ‘Chandana’ award by Doordarshan India. She is the only recipient of Asthana Nritya Ratna from Shri Shri Vishrwapriyateertha, Shri Krishna Mutt, Udupi. She has been honoured with State Rajyotsava Award (Karnataka), Natya Jyothi (Australia) and Millennium Award(USA) – just to name a few.

She also holds a post-graduate degree in Folklore and has been involved in multiple solo choreographies like  ‘Panchali’ noted for its singular adaptation of Yakshagana music (form of folk music) to Bharatanatyam and ‘Ganga Lahari’, another solo production depicting a detailed narration of the story of Ganga and many more. She has been the only choreographer in Bharatanatyam who has ventured into a dance production of ‘Sama Veda’ – the fountain head of Indian Classical music and Bharatanatyam. Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy is an A-Graded Artist in Doordarshan. She is presently a member of ten members’ expert committee for Bharatanatyam appointed by the Department Of Culture, Govt. of India.