Achievements
  • Paramount maddalion award from WPDO in 2018.
  • State and National level Gold Medalist (twice) in Kathak for IIT Fest – Mood Indigo –Powai and Malhar – St Xavier’s College Mumbai in the years – 1986,1987 and 1988.
  • Honoured with Damyanti Joshi- Menaka Trophy for the Best Dancer in Maharashtra in the year 1986 and 1987.
  • HIND RATNA AWARD 2003 by president Mr APJ Abdul Kalam.
  • Honoured with Nritya Vidh Award in 2011 and 2012 by Sarfojiraje Bhosale Institute (Mumbai )
  • INDIRA AWARD in 2010.
  • Honoured by BHAKTI KALA (ISCKON – 1992).
  • Honoured by ICCR (Delhi -2005) for producing the First African Classical Kathak Dancer in the world. Mr Brian Sekeko ( South Africa Johannesburg ).
  • Honoured by both South African and Indian Government for my immense work in African townships in uniting Indo-Afro Culture.
  • Honoured for my 15 years of service in Delhi ICCR, Collaboration with Government of India.
  • Honoured , Felicitated and featured and performed in the classical , semi-classical ,jazz, hip-hop ,contemporary ,fusion work, tap, gumboot dancing, flamingo dancing and many other known forms.

Performed for the WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL in POLAND in front of 40,000 people along with his students.


Part of the IIAFA AWARDS at the Monte Casino for the TECHNICAL AWARDS,MOVIE PREMIER AND THE POST AWARDS PARTY. THE GROUP OF OUR DANCERS WERE LOVED BY THE OVEREAS GUESTS.Sanjay leela Bhansali was highly impressed by the dancers from Tembisa trained under Dr. VINOD HASAL who in Honour of DEVDAS peformed the DOLA RE number..