Acharya Pratishtha (born Pratishtha Sharma) is an Indian Yoga guru, Kathak Guru and Performer, Author and former Diplomat.[6] She is the Director of Mokshayatan Yog Sansthan.[4][7]
Author
Acharya Pratishtha has written 5 books on Kathak and Yoga.[8] Her first book was published “DIABETES, Why Die-a-bit-ease?” at the age of 25. She wrote first bilingual book on Bahasa Indonesia and English “Essential elements of kathak” Published by Indian Embassy in Indonesia,Ministry of External Affairs.
Acharya Pratishtha is an Yoga[9] and KathakDance Exponent.[10] She is an expert of Indian culture and soft Diplomacy[11] and has worked as the Director of World's largest Indian Culture center of Government of India Situated at Mauritius under High Commission of India.[12] She was also posted at Indian Culture Center at Embassy of India, Jakarta.[13] She has given noted TV shows and written books on her subject. She is the member of several Indian Government committees of Yoga and culture.[14][15][16]
Awards and honors
International Ayurveda Samman - She was awarded with “International Ayurveda Samman” by Association of Ayurvedic Physician, GOM, Mauritius.[17][18]
Dainik Jagran Samman for contribution in the field of Yoga and kathak.[19]
She is working in the field of promoting and propagating Yoga Internationally and regularly involved in Government of India projects of Yoga.[9][20][21][22][23] She has spoken on several topics and how yoga can be helpful in that.[24][25] She is the member of Committee for Yoga Protocol on Diabetes formed by the Minister of Ayush, Government of India.[26][27][28][29][30]