Dr. Dimple Kaur, PhD, MS, CHt is the founder director of IMATTER Institute of Counseling & Behavioral Science and Sumangali Institute of Valuable Arts (SIVA) and creater of APPLIED NATYA THERAPY based in New Delhi, India. An accomplished Indian classical dancer (Bharatanatyam, Vilasini Natyam and Chaau) and a practicing psychotherapist, she has done pioneering work in area of mind body development, dance movement therapy and has through her research brought therapeutic benefits using dance for number of physical and mental illness. She is also visiting faculty for Indian Classical Dance at various universities

The professional experience of Dr. Dimple Kaur, her great intuition, her ability to uncover the depths of the human soul, which pulsates behind each human mask, allows each participant to make a significant step along their individual path. Her institutes aim at preserving & promoting the cultural heritage & promoting the mental well being of people through research in arts and science. She is a former student of Padma Vibhushan Sonal Mansingh and Padma Bhushan Swapna Sundari and Padma Bhushan & Padma Sri Dr. Padma Subramaniyam

As an actor, she has worked, trained and acted under the direction of F. Alkazi, Bhaskar Ghose and has also acted in various TV serials and movies. She has directed over 20 professional dance and theatre productions. Her solo shows Main Amrita, Rape Unreported, Kali Darpanam, Aatm Rati are continuing their tour across India and Abroad.

Dr. Dimple Kaur has been awarded with multiple awards and recognitions including Nritya Ratna Award, Nritya Thrragai Award, Apoorva Pratibha Award, Lasya Mohini Award, National Theatre Excellency Award and Nritya Kamala Mani Samman.