Bharata Natyam is witnessing resurgence attracting the youth in a big way. Hailing from the connoisseur's land of Kallidaikurichi, music and dance are natural to Ashwini. Dancing is her life and soul, her chosen profession. 

She was initiated into the art of Bharata Natyam at the age of seven under the tutelage of Smt. Jayanthi. Subramaniam and is today one of the prime disciple of Kala Darsana. With precise Nrittha and polished Nrithya, she is refining her abhinaya with Smt Kalanidhi Narayanan. She has been learning Mohiniattam from Smt. GopikaVarma since 2000. If Bharata Natyam is her passion, Mohini Attam is her expedition.

Since her arangetram in 1995, she has never looked back. In academics, she has Masters in Professional Accounting and Masters in International Finance from Deakin University, Melbourne. She also has a Masters in Economics from Stella-Maris. She has also a diploma in Bharathanatyam from the Kalai Kaveri university, Trichy and Masters in Bharathanatyam from the same University.

Best young Dancer Award  2000-2001  Indian Fine Arts Society
Lakshmi Viswanathan Award (Varnam) - Krishna Gana Sabha - 2005
Natya Chudar Award from the Karthik Fine Arts in 2006.
Yuvakala Bharathi award from Bharat Kalachar in 2010
Dasyam Navanupura award from Dasyam in 2011.