Meeta Vashisht

Meeta Vasisht is an Indian television, film and theatre actress. She has worked in off-beat cinema as well as in commercial roles. Since 2004, she has performed her solo play in English, Hindi and Kashmiri, titled, Lal Ded, based on life of medieval Kashmiri mystic Lal Ded, all over India. Meeta has written and produced three short films, as well as a serial for television. She has worked as executive producer on the award winning film The name of a River (A BFI (London)- NFDC (India)- Bangladesh film co-production).

In June 2001 Meeta established Mandala, space for arts collaborations research and education. Its aim was to spearhead a new movement in the arts, to centre stage and individuate the performing arts in society (she considers that imperative, in the face of an electronic media onslaught) and to aid artistic collaborations.

Apart from acting, Meeta is also actively involved in social work. She has worked with children in remand homes and with sex workers (she started a theatre troupe by enlisting 30 sex workers). She was also invited as Delegate and Speaker to both, the first UN GIFT conference held in Delhi in 2006, and to the International UN GIFT conference in Vienna in 2007 along with Emma Thompson and Ricky Martin.

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