Sharmin Ali (born 8 August 1988) is an Indian actress, author, and entrepreneur.Sharmin Ali
Sharmin Ali's website Sharmin has written a book called ''YOU (You Own Urself)''. An engineer by profession, she is best known as the founder of the Artrightis Theatre Group (ART-RIGHT-IS), based in Bangalore, India.

Early life and education

Sharmin Ali was born in West Bengal, India. She completed her schooling at

Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram (often referred to as ''DPS R. K. Puram'' or ''RKP'') is a co-educational day and private boarding school educating pupils from 6th to 12th grade, located in the South Delhi district of New Delhi, India. It w ...

. As a child, Sharmin developed a stammer. She learnt to manage it and became a professional speaker.Writing her own destiny
article in ''The Hindu'', BangaloreThe Millionaire Author
Millionaire Maker Seminar: The Millionaire Author - India's Only Author Who Trains You To Be An Author She graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from HKBK College of Engineering, Bangalore.

Career

After completing her Engineering degree, Sharmin worked for a consulting firm.Short cut to a story
Article in Metro Plus, ''The Hindu'' Sharmin quit her corporate career to become a writer. She self-published a free e-book ''YOU (You Own Urself)'', on the subject of getting to know oneself. She subsequently launched her first story-writing product ‘The Speedy-Story-Writing-Wagon’ and founded a company called ‘your-first-book.com’. Sharmin is a theatre enthusiast and started her own production house, ART-RIGHT-IS.Jack of all trades
Article about Sharmin Ali on City Plus, Jagran She spoke at a Millionaire Maker Seminar.Sandeep Gupta talking about Sharmin Ali
Talk at Millionaire Maker Seminar

Literary

Sharmin's self-published book, ''YOU'', was released in June 2013.YOU Book Launch
Bangalore Mirror article ''YOU'' was launched on 26 June 2013 in Bangalore by

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and Siva Selvaraj at the Oxford Bookstore, Bangalore.Launch of the book ''YOU'' by Sharmin Ali
''Malls Market Post'' about YOU Launch YOU narrates the story of her life from her struggle as a child with speech disfluency to the public speaker that she is today. She later launched YOUR-FIRST-BOOK, which claimed to be a first-of-its-kind story-writing product that provides training and guidance to those who want to start writing.

Theatre

Sharmin Ali's first performance on stage was at the Alliance française, Bangalore. Soon after she started her own production house ART-RIGHT-IS. She gathered a group of amateurs, professionals and theatre enthusiasts and formed the Artrightis Theatre Group.The New Indian Express article about Sharmin Ali
And now the men talk back, article in The New Indian Express The most famous shows by Artrightis Theatre Group include ''Potli Baba Ki Paltan'' and ''EREBUS- darkness personified'', which were showcased in Bangalore and received critical acclaim.Potli Baba Ki Paltan
Potli Baba Ki Paltan on mytheatercafe.com

Plays

* ''Potli Baba Ki Paltan'' was staged On 1 May 2014 at Rangoli Arts Center, MG Road.My Theater Cafe
My Theater Cafe Post about Artrightis and Potli Baba Ki Paltan
It was a production performed by a group of amateurs, experts, and theatre enthusiasts. For the first time, there was a combination of gurus and shishyas on stage, being directed by a group of both first-time and expert directors.An eccentric 'Potli' on stage
Bangalore Mirror article on Potli Baba Ki Paltan * ''EREBUS- Darkness Personified'' staged at the Rangoli Metro Arts Centre, MG Road on 14 June 2014. It was a show based on Greek mythology portraying several shades of the Greek God Erebus who personifies darkness.Erebus
Erebus by Artrightis on Book My Show The show describes itself as "An orgasm that lasts for 70 minutes: Self-Hedonism and Paranoia!”. It was staged at the Rangoli Metro Arts Centre, MG Road on 14 June 2014.Erebus Review
Review of the play Erebus by Vijay KarnatakaErebus on My Theater Cafe
My Theater Cafe Post on Erebus * ''The Penis Monologues'' was written by Jason Cassidy from the USA and produced by the ART-RIGHT-IS Company in an adaptation for Indian audiences.And now the men talk back
article about ''The Penis Monologues'' in ''The New Indian Express'' It explores male attitudes towards sex, women, violence, emotional insecurities and what it’s like to have a penis. While the initial plan was that Ali would direct the play, as the rehearsals began, three directors joined in, each directing the monologues.Words of wisdom from down there
''The Penis Monologues'' in ''Bangalore Mirror'' ''The Penis Monologues'' was first staged on 28 August 2014 in Bangalore, India.The Penis Monologues staged in Bangalore
''The Penis Monologues'' on Bookmyshow.comThe Penis Monologues Review
''The Penis Monologues'' reviewed by Vijay Karnataka * ''Aurora'' was staged on 22 November 2014, at

Alliance Francaise An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ...

de Bangalore. Aurora was a collection of short plays. * ''Chutzpah'' was premiered on 17 April 2015, at

Chowdiah Memorial Hall Chowdiah Memorial Hall is a cultural centre in Bangalore which provides a home for musical and theatrical performances as well as competitions. Located in Malleswaram, it was built as a tribute to Tirumakudalu Chowdiah.Narratives of Power and Selfhood
The New Indian Express on Chutzpah A group of activists took offence to the play's title, having mispronounced and misunderstood the title as a vulgar word in Hindi.Some Chutzpah! Sharmin Ali takes on the right wingers
Deccan Chronicle on Chutzpah's controversial title

References

External links

Dimensions Workshop

Ek Sparsh NGO featured in YOU
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