Shashi Sankhla, (born 28 October 1948), is an exponent of the Jaipur gharana of Kathak dance in India.

She further enhanced her knowledge in the field of Bharatnatyam by Guru Pratibha Pandit, Baroda vocal music under Pt.

Ashok Gehlot and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, New Delhi in 2008 by then President Of India Smt Pratibha Patil.

[1] In addition to this she was conferred the Degree of Doctorate of Philosophy by Inter Cultural Open University, Netherlands (2003).

She was also awarded Fellowship by HRD Ministry of Art and Culture on the topic "MAAND" (a semiclassical style of singing of Rajasthan)-"Kathak Nritya Mein Abhinaya Ka Ek Sashakt Madhyam" that fulfills the much needed requirement of "Thumri" of Jaipur Gharana.