Sheema Kermani was born in year 1951 into a middle-class educated family in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. She is a Pakistani social activist, theater director and an exponent of Bharatnatyam dance. She studied Bharatanatyam under Leela Samson and Odissi under Aloka Panicker during her visits to India.
Sheema Kermani recently appeared at the shrine of Sehwan Sharif after the barbaric suicide attack and performed dhamal (a Sufi dance form). She gave a passionate performance and told the media that nobody can stop music and dance.