Junior Research Fellowship (NET-JRF)
University Grants Commission, India (2012)
Awarded in Performing Arts – Dance/Drama/Theatre for academic excellence in the National Eligibility Test.
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship
Mellon School of Theater and Performance Research, Harvard University, USA (2016)
Selected for intensive training in global theatre historiography and critical performance research.
Graduate Student Fellowship
American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR), Atlanta, USA (2017)
Awarded for contributions to graduate-level research in performance and disability studies.
IFTR New Scholars Award – Disability Performance
International Federation for Theatre Research (2021)
Recognized for early-career scholarship in the field of disability and performance studies.
Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Fellowship
U.S.–India Educational Foundation / University of California, Los Angeles (2022–2024)
Awarded for a practice-led research project on inclusive dance pedagogy for blind and low-vision performers.