Sumant is a Scenographer, Designer, Installation artist and Theatre person. He was initially trained in visual communication at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. He has since then been a constant innovator and has developed multi-disciplinary skills to express creativity in different fields. His first opportunity to broaden his horizons was through travelling and working in the UK, and in Europe. Sumant builds in various elements such as audio-visual, video, calligraphy, lighting, performance and other dynamic inputs within the mode of theatrical performance, whether for Theatre, Dance, Film, Fashion or the world of Events.
Sumant is deeply concerned with cultural issues related to the contradictions of Local Identity and Global Universality. He thereby attempts through his work to interpret and reflect on values and attitudes that currently dominate our lives. He has been a recipient of the Charles Wallace India Trust Arts Award in 1994 (a British Council Arts Grant), the Sanskriti Award in 2001, and the Fulbright Arts Fellowship in 2002.