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Feriyal Amal Aslam is a distinguished Pakistani-Indonesian Bharatanatyam dancer, dance history scholar, choreographer, and cultural diplomat. Born in Islamabad, Pakistan, she received her foundational training in Bharatanatyam from the legendary Pakistani maestro Indu Mitha, learning the dance form in its indigenized context. Aslam holds a PhD in Culture…
Journey Timeline
1999
Completed MA Anthropology Thesis — Quaid-eAzam University
2012
Completed PhD Culture and Performance Thesis — University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
2015
Headed Department of Development Studies — Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) until June
2017
Performed 'Ode to Wisdom and Beauty' — Solo performance choreographed by Indu Mitha
2017
Organized 'A Thousand Yearnings' event — Tribute to her guru, Indu Mitha, with Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network
2019
Premiered 'From Java to Indus: Dance Journey from Pakistan, Indonesia and to the World' — Islamabad
2022
Co-authored commissioned book chapter — “Globalization, Islam and Culture: Lessons from Pakistan's Occluded Histories”
2025
Forthcoming publication — 'Spiritual Ecology of my Bharata Natyam Dance: A Peacebuilder's Reflections on her guru's Pedagogies of Crossing'
2025
Forthcoming publication — Book Review of Ann R. David, Ram Gopal: Interweaving Histories of Indian Dance
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- Fulbright Scholarship — Fulbright Program
Media Coverage
- A Thousand Yearnings - When Expression Meets Dance
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