Pratishtha Sharma


Pratishtha Sharma, working under the name Acharya Pratishtha, is an Indian classical dancer and an exponent of yoga. She is the founder of the Bharat College of Performing Arts.

Career

Sharma is a Yoga exponent. She studied yoga with her father, and with Guru Shankar Apte Kathak Kendra New Delhi. Zee Network titled Sharma as the "youngest yogacharyaa" and "mind therapist" on 2 Oct 2007. Her yoga show Jago Bharat Dhyan Yog Andolan is at telecast everyday thrice at Zee Jagran Channel. She was posted as "Yoga Guru' and Kathak performer at the post of cultural attacher of India at ICC Johannesburg. She has performed Yoga postures for popular ad film Incredible India by Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India. As a student she worked with Kathak gurus such as Guru Rajendra Gangani, Guru Jaikishan Maharaj, Guru Geetanjali Lal.
She has given more than 6000 hours of lectures and is invited as a Guest Lecturer and Motivational Speaker at different colleges and universities such as D.A.V. college – Yamuna Nagar, Munna Lal Digree College – Saharanpur, Pravasi Bhartiya doctors' conference – Rishikesh, CSKM – Delhi, Mahila College – Viraval, New State Academy – Delhi. She is awarded with many national and international honors. UP government and Hindustan news paper honored with " mahila suraksha and shiksha samman 2015" and same day danik jagran news paper honored her for her work in field of Art & Culture on mother Teresa's birthday 2015 she is honored by danik jagran for his services for the culture and society. In first week of March 2016 she is honored with danik jagran "Sangini Shri Samman" and on 6th oct 2016 she is honored with Amar Ujala "Nari Shakti Samman".

Television Celebrity

She has done 21 TV shows for different TV channels including Zee Jagran Channel, Zee News, India TV, Focus TV, Etv, Total TV, Zee News Uttar Pradesh, Shri news, Naxatra News, Indosiar, ABP News etc. and has also conceptualized & Produced a TV Show based on teenage troubles "The Balancing Act with Pratishtha" Her show on ABP news "2 min me yog" is very popular. She is regularly invited for talks & debates on all the prominent TV channels like Aaj Tak, Ibn7, News 24, India TV

Author

Sharma has written articles on yoga as well as dance for Sakhi Magazine of Jagran Group, India, For Gaurson Times and for Tathastu Magazine USA, her first ever book at the age of 25 is published by Mokshayatan International Yogashram. Her bilingual book on Kathak with the name "Essential Elements of Kathak" published by Indian Embassy Jakarta & JNICC is launched by Ambassador of India in Jakarta during the flag hoisting ceremony at 65th Republic day celebration. Her latest book Yoga for Healthy Life was released by the minister for AYUSH; she presented a copy to the President of India.

Cultural Ambassador of India

Sharma has visited many countries for the promotion and propagation of Indian art & Cultural through cultural ministry, Indian Council for cultural relations and even through her personal trips. She promoted and participated in festival of India in Indonesia 2015 organised by Ministry of Culture & Ministry of external affairs of India and India week in Mauritius 2018 organised by ICCR and High Commission of India Mauritius, MEA. She was the guru to take session on International Yoga Day 2018 celebration in Mauritius in presence of HE president of Mauritius and was awarded "Dhanwantri Ayurveda Samman" by Mauritius Ayurved Association in presence of Ministers and dignitaries. she was also appointed as the steering committee member of 11th world Hindi conference held at mauritius.

Yoga Guru

Acharya Pratishtha is the daughter of the yoga guru Padmashri Bharat Bhushan Ji, and herself is a yoga guru doing many yoga TV shows and launched by zee network as the youngest yogacharya. she works with social and government organisations to promote yoga and social well-being. She has conducted yoga camps for corporate, students, the Indian army, police forces, women, prisoners and the public at large. The organisations she has served include SPIC MACAY, ICCR, Amatra health spa, international yoga festival, ministry of tourism, ministry of health, Tathastu magazine USA, Sakhi magazine India, and Mokshayatan Yog Sansthan Uttar Pradesh India. She was invited by the Uttarakhand Tourism Ministry as guest speaker in the International Yoga Festival 2017. She is a member of the Protocol committee for Diabetes under the Ministry of AYUSH, and Yoga Certification steering committee of Quality Council of India & Ministry of AYUSH.

Choreographer and performer

Sharma has given many dance performances and has conceptualized and choreographed at least 25 dance productions. She has given a cultural presentation representing India at the ASEAN meeting in 2014. She performed on Indian Navy ship Sankalp on a good will visit to Australia & Indonesia, and performed at the Miss India Indonesia pageant 2015. Her most popular choreography, "Krishna the perfection", a musical story with kathak dance, was staged in Chandigarh and more than 150 times worldwide.

Works