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Sreelesh Nambiar is a founder of Kalasree Academy of Arts and Culture (Mumbai). He is an exponent of Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, and Bollywood Dance style in Mumbai (India), his work has been acclaimed both nationally and internationally. Sreelesh Nambiar has been teaching and performing Bharatanatyam and Bollywood dance for the past 9 years. He is a choreographer in the Classical and Bollywood dance style, and has created multidisciplinary works through collaborations with other professional artists. He has given numerous individual and group performance with his guru Dr.Siri Rama and Kanakasabha troupe. He has been recognized as a gentle and patient teacher who finds various new and innovative methods of teaching this ancient art of Bharatanatyam and Bollywood Dance style to the young artistes and adults both in Mumbai (India) and Bangkok (Thailand). His Guru “Dr.Siri Rama” is a Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer, research scholar, teacher, choreographer based in Singapore. Dr.Siri completed a PhD degree on dance sculpture, at the Department of Fine Arts, University of Hong Kong. She is the Founder Director of the twenty five year old dance institution in Mumbai, the “KanakaSabha Performing Arts Center”. Sreelesh continues his learning Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi under the guidance of Dr.Siri Rama at KanakaSabha Performing Arts Center Mumbai. With his Guru he has given many performances in India. He has been awarded the best dancers price from University of Mumbai.

Sreelesh Nambiar is also a well known social activist. He work for HIV / AIDS prevention for High Risk Groups like Female Sex Workers, Male sex Workers, Transgender Community and Internal Drug Users. He is known as a well known Transgender Activist who work for their rights and supports. He also support women rights and LGBT. He was also a part of few well known organization like The Humsafar Trust, Family Planning Association of India, Aastha Parivaar, Family Health International, State Training And Promotion Institute (STAPI) etc. He is also a founder and Director of a well known N.G.O called AARYA Foundation which work for sexual and reproductive health and human right issues. He is also doing short movies on Transgenders to spread awareness in the society and to control stigma and discrimination among the society.