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Asha Ponnachan<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””]A writer, actor, dancer and lover of all things art, Asha, is the bestselling author of three books that gained international fame. She has also written multiple scripts for stage and screen. Her acting career spans a vast repertoire of theatre productions on Canadian stage as well as short films. Trained as an Indian classical dancer, she first began performing on stage as a child. Her love for storytelling transitioned from dance to acting and writing. She has recently added direction to her portfolio as the director of two plays and one documentary. Having lived and worked in various countries before making her home in Canada, she draws upon a diversity of international experiences in her art- whether it is writing or acting. asha holds many titles in the Canadian non-profit arts sector and runs her own arts collective. Additionally, she volunteers her time to champion the benefits of \u2018arts on mental and emotional health\u2019. Her motto is \u201cthere is always Hope\u201d and art is one of the most promising generators of hope.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”360″ img_size=”full” style=”xtd-shadow–large-hard” css=”” el_class=”xtd-offset-frame”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1758465188536{margin-right: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;padding-top: 60px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758652481096{margin-bottom: 64px !important;}”]\n

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