Arushi Nishank is an internationally acclaimed Indian classical Kathak danseuse, social activist, film producer and entrepreneur. She is the disciple of Pt. Birju Maharaj and Dr Poornima Pandey. She is a Kathak empanelled artist of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and also a graded artist for Doordarshan, a division of Prasar Bharati. After completing her bachelor's degree in Political Science and Philosophy from Bansathali Vidhyapeeth, Rajasthan, she studied MBA and International Business Certification from Metropolitan College, Toronto, Canada. Arushi has done eight years of "Nishank" a Specialization certification in Kathak dance form. Currently she is pursuing her PhD in human resource in India. She is also the chairperson of her own Himalayan Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Arushi has given many renowned international Kathak performances like "Special Yoga & Kathak Concert" in London, "Lecture Recital" Indian Sphere "Graz" in Austria, "Bengalischz Nacht", an Indian classical dance in Germany, "Toronto Festival of India" in Canada. Others include "Tarana Dance Concert" and Foreign Delegate Conference in Canada, Indradhanush "Color of India" in Dubai, "Horizon Series" for the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the Doordarshan Live Concertin Delhi, Taj Mahotsav in Agra and a performance at the International Yoga Festival, Rishikesh. She has also composed and choreographed many compositions like "Ganga Avataran", a story of Goddess Ganga coming to earth, and "Sajda", a Sufiyana classical Kathak Dance. Arushi has worked as a teacher with Spic Macay in teaching students the art of Kathak across India. She has also done many performances under Indian Council for Cultural Relations. Arushi has been an active promoter for Namami Gange Mission which is project started by Government of India to clean River Ganga. She has contributed her first-ever Clean Ganga Initiative Kathak performance "Ganga Tujhe Salam" in Dubai, UAE in 2016. This was the world's first International Clean Ganga Program held outside India to educate NRI's about the importance of river Ganga and its cleanliness drive. In 2016 itself she has performed Ganga Avatran in Varanasi, Lucknow and Kanpur and won hearts of the audience. Shri Uma Bharti (then Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation) has appreciated Arushi's efforts to educate people about importance of Ganga. Late Shrimati Sushma Swaraj (then Minister of External Affairs) has also appreciated Arushi for her contribution to this noble cause. Sparsh Ganga Campaign Arushi is also an active promoter of her own "Sparsh Ganga Campaign". This Campaign was started in 2009 by her father Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Union Cabinet Minister of Human Resource Development to promote awareness among people to save and clean River Ganga. She has been active in activities aimed at social reforms and programmes for the upliftment and empowerment of women globally. Recently, she chaired International Women Empowerment Program (IWEP) in Dubai for which she was featured in Forbes Middle East for her contribution to social work and women empowerment. Forbes Middle East applauded IWEP and stated that her influence has been phenomenal in the field. She is also active globally to promote "beti bachao beti padhao", a government of India initiative to save Girl Child.