Sashikala Ananth ( INDIA )

www.vaastuhealing.com

Sashikala Ananth is an architect by qualification and holds a Bachelors Degree in Architecture from the Madras School . Sashikala has researched the classical Indian science of Architecture - Vaastu, for over twenty years.

She was a student of Sri Ganapathi Sthapati, a leading authority on the Vaastu Shastras. A recipient of the Ashoka Foundation Scholarship for innovative contribution to the field of architecture, she was also part of a team which made the 1991 National award winning film A Shilpi Speaks that explains the traditions of the sculptor.

Having studied the Vaastu texts extensively, assimilating traditional wisdom and exploring its field application, she now works on projects incorporating the wisdom of Vaastu in creative and harmonious ways with the modern lifestyle.

THE THRUST OF THE WORK

To be able to envisage a coming together of both design concept and philosophy and to be able to apply this in the field effectively, she has been consolidating all the streams of learning and wisdom that have been part of her training. This includes yoga, behavioral work, fine arts, mythology, craft, Vaastu Shastras, architectural training and human psychology. It is a continuous process and she sees herself at the beginning of crossroads. She and her husband have been running a design and training centre called Vadivam for the last decade.

She was also trained as a behavioural scientist and became a professional member of ISISD in 1984 and later of Sumedhas - Academy for Human Context in 1995.