Sheela Sree Kumar hails from Chennai in the Southern state of Tamilnadu in India. She completed her undergrad studies in Architecture from the University of Madras. Completing her MBA and PhD in Business Management, she has actively followed an academic career and currently teaches in a University. She founded Darshan Events in 2003 and since then has conducted several cultural + Indian film + cuisine events at Govindas in Darlinghurst. She has lectured in WEA on a large variety of topics related to India such as Temple Architecture, Islamic architecture, religions of India, Indian cuisine and Indian cinema. She has organised and led several tours to India for WEA. After a short gap induced by Covid and other factors, she is excited to revive her passion – sharing the wonders of India with Australian friends – this time curating special interest tours highlighting ayurveda, yoga, spiritualism, wildlife photography and wildlife painting where you will be accompanied by experts in the fields.