Envisioning the Environment with Dance
Ar. Maharishi Thula, Assistant Professor at Anant National University.
It is said that any art characterizes nature. Art and nature are mutually complementary and inspiring. Convince of this comes from watching Sankalp Sharma's Vinyasa Dance Ashram. During my industrial site visit to stone mines industry in Rajasthan, I met Sankalp Sharma, Founder of Vinyasa Ashram. The way he has established the throughout journey of Vinyasa Ashram from its commencement till the way it is at present, the journey itself teaches us all lessons about specific sustainable lifestyle.
Sankalp Sharma lives in Jaipur, but he often goes to his village near Jaipur for holidays. His parents farm and live there. Sankalp has been connected with nature since childhood. Opted for science after passing the 10th standard exam, as his dream was to become an engineer. A lover of dance, Sankalp saw that he had to study so much in science that he could not devote the necessary time to dance. In school too, it was the case that a science student could not participate in cultural events. He didn't realize until he used to dance, but when he stopped dancing, he started to realize that how can he live without dance?
After clearing the 12th standard exam, got admission in a dance school in Mumbai and did a one and a half year diploma course. He learned many types of dance such as ballet and jazz. After completing a one-and-a-half-year diploma course, he went to New York to learn modern dance. After studying further here, he gave programs in many places. When Sankalp Sharma came to India for some time in 2020, he thought that he would go on a trip to India for a while and then return to New York, but due to the Corona epidemic, he had to stay in India for a long time. Initially, he did not get to go to New York, he was often embarrassed. She felt sad and stuck in India, but one day she remembered what one of her teachers had told her that to become a good dancer you must first connect with yourself. From that, Sankalp got the idea to start his own dance school in India and thirty km from Jaipur. Established Vinyasa Dance Ashram in remote Maheshwas village. Sankalp says, 'When I was learning dance in New York, I saw that everyone was constantly running. There are many comforts here, but nothing natural. So I wanted one to live one's natural life and thereby inspire others.'
