 Born to an advocate Harswroop Thakur and home-maker Shakuntla.Recipient of the Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Meenu has been actively performing for the last 28 years as a Kuchipudi Artiste.Meenu is an established artist of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Festival of India, Ministry of Culture, and has performed outside India through cultural exchanges.