Cinema

Aruna was born and educated in England. Her father is an Indian guru and surgeon and her mother a British nurse. She attended boarding school in Durham before studying at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, where she was discovered and began a career in acting and modeling. This led to work across the British, French, and Indian film industries. In 2010, she became the most searched name in India (Google Zeitgeist).

Aruna achieved critical acclaim as the lead in French feature film AO: The Last Hunter and Indian feature film Prince—often described as India’s Bond—performing her own stunts. Click to watch.

Psychology

Aruna then stepped away from public life to focus on inner work and the study of the mind. She returned to university to study psychotherapy, hypnosis, and mindfulness, at master’s level and later became a TM Sidha, advanced meditation practitioner.

Lineage

Aruna Lakkur Nāgappa Srinivasa Murthy (known as Aruna Shields) comes from an ancient lineage of sages dating back to 3143 B.C.E. Half British, Half Indian, she moves between worlds.

Her work is shaped by lineage, experience, and presence. Selected recordings are made available via her YouTube channel.

FASHION

Aruna was one of the first women of Indian origin to cross into mainstream fashion and was invited to shoot for Vogue.