so it all began with this very grueling posture these inverted triangles that
posture these inverted triangles that
posture these inverted triangles that meet at the center of gravity as if to
meet at the center of gravity as if to
meet at the center of gravity as if to say it’s very natural to have a dip in
say it’s very natural to have a dip in
say it’s very natural to have a dip in the body like this and come heel or
the body like this and come heel or
the body like this and come heel or sunder this posture must be maintained
sunder this posture must be maintained
sunder this posture must be maintained that day under a big beautiful tree in
that day under a big beautiful tree in
that day under a big beautiful tree in an open Madan I looked upon the faces of
an open Madan I looked upon the faces of
an open Madan I looked upon the faces of young girls who come from a background
young girls who come from a background
young girls who come from a background very different from mine their fathers
very different from mine their fathers
very different from mine their fathers are wage laborers contract laborers
are wage laborers contract laborers
are wage laborers contract laborers drivers weepers
drivers weepers
drivers weepers painters their mothers are maids
painters their mothers are maids
painters their mothers are maids housewives ayahs of course they come
housewives ayahs of course they come
housewives ayahs of course they come from a world which is not as privileged
from a world which is not as privileged
from a world which is not as privileged well that day I didn’t see sadness on
well that day I didn’t see sadness on
well that day I didn’t see sadness on their faces I saw sure horror at the
their faces I saw sure horror at the
their faces I saw sure horror at the posture and those steps that followed it
posture and those steps that followed it
posture and those steps that followed it actually all began when I asked them
actually all began when I asked them
actually all began when I asked them what is a dance that you know and in
what is a dance that you know and in
what is a dance that you know and in unison they did some steps of money by
unison they did some steps of money by
unison they did some steps of money by the nam Hui darling thoroughly and that
the nam Hui darling thoroughly and that
the nam Hui darling thoroughly and that time was my time to look at them and
time was my time to look at them and
time was my time to look at them and sure horror because unfortunately what
sure horror because unfortunately what
sure horror because unfortunately what we have access to on the radio and the
we have access to on the radio and the
we have access to on the radio and the cable channels is only questionable
cable channels is only questionable
cable channels is only questionable Bollywood lyrics these days anyways as a
Bollywood lyrics these days anyways as a
Bollywood lyrics these days anyways as a society we have robbed the
society we have robbed the
society we have robbed the underprivileged girl child of her right
underprivileged girl child of her right
underprivileged girl child of her right to good education getting her married
to good education getting her married
to good education getting her married off early enabling her to stay at home
off early enabling her to stay at home
off early enabling her to stay at home to take care of younger siblings robbing
to take care of younger siblings robbing
to take care of younger siblings robbing her of every dream and career aspiration
her of every dream and career aspiration
her of every dream and career aspiration to move up in life a burden on their
to move up in life a burden on their
to move up in life a burden on their families through classical dance and
families through classical dance and
families through classical dance and music I thought I would make that bridge
music I thought I would make that bridge
music I thought I would make that bridge to break the compartments and boundaries
to break the compartments and boundaries
to break the compartments and boundaries that we all build as a society around us
that we all build as a society around us
that we all build as a society around us so here the word she
so here the word she
so here the word she stands for all the girls who have
stands for all the girls who have
stands for all the girls who have trained through my foundation sarvam and
trained through my foundation sarvam and
trained through my foundation sarvam and who will train she marveled at how this
who will train she marveled at how this
who will train she marveled at how this hand gesture moisty could at the same
hand gesture moisty could at the same
hand gesture moisty could at the same time signify the pulling of hair pride a
time signify the pulling of hair pride a
time signify the pulling of hair pride a pole handing out of things she liked to
pole handing out of things she liked to
pole handing out of things she liked to show off the sanskrit words for fish
show off the sanskrit words for fish
show off the sanskrit words for fish matzah a bed cut wah birds b arundo she
matzah a bed cut wah birds b arundo she
matzah a bed cut wah birds b arundo she was amazed how her body could show the
was amazed how her body could show the
was amazed how her body could show the entire Mahabharata
entire Mahabharata
entire Mahabharata the game of dice yudishtir losing
the game of dice yudishtir losing
the game of dice yudishtir losing everything including his beautiful wife
everything including his beautiful wife
everything including his beautiful wife she was surprised how such a simple step
she was surprised how such a simple step
she was surprised how such a simple step like Takata could lead to so many varied
like Takata could lead to so many varied
like Takata could lead to so many varied movements and rhythms she knew that she
movements and rhythms she knew that she
movements and rhythms she knew that she was learning something others in her
was learning something others in her
was learning something others in her community did not have access to and so
community did not have access to and so
community did not have access to and so the confidence in her walk was hard to
the confidence in her walk was hard to
the confidence in her walk was hard to miss the sparkle in her eyes
miss the sparkle in her eyes
miss the sparkle in her eyes was hard to miss maybe finally she had
was hard to miss maybe finally she had
was hard to miss maybe finally she had found an identity of her own she would
found an identity of her own she would
found an identity of her own she would have access to all of these things and
have access to all of these things and
have access to all of these things and more
more
more there was good nutrition there was yoga
there was good nutrition there was yoga
there was good nutrition there was yoga asanas there was access to stories of
asanas there was access to stories of
asanas there was access to stories of our mythology there have been in
our mythology there have been in
our mythology there have been in circulation for thousands of years but
circulation for thousands of years but
circulation for thousands of years but completely shut and closed to people
completely shut and closed to people
completely shut and closed to people from her background she access to a
from her background she access to a
from her background she access to a world that was probably more elevated
world that was probably more elevated
world that was probably more elevated than what she had seen before she still
than what she had seen before she still
than what she had seen before she still lived in poverty but there was a hope
lived in poverty but there was a hope
lived in poverty but there was a hope for a brighter tomorrow sometimes that’s
for a brighter tomorrow sometimes that’s
for a brighter tomorrow sometimes that’s all we need
what was amazing was to see how the
what was amazing was to see how the community around her her own family
community around her her own family
community around her her own family changed she finally had a voice of her
changed she finally had a voice of her
changed she finally had a voice of her own and they let her have it because she
own and they let her have it because she
own and they let her have it because she was doing something different the time
was doing something different the time
was doing something different the time came to apply for a passport she was
came to apply for a passport she was
came to apply for a passport she was going to Europe
going to Europe
going to Europe yes that’s true she was going without
yes that’s true she was going without
yes that’s true she was going without much access to paperwork earlier because
much access to paperwork earlier because
much access to paperwork earlier because she was a nonentity in our scheme of
she was a nonentity in our scheme of
she was a nonentity in our scheme of things but she finally had a passport
things but she finally had a passport
things but she finally had a passport that gave her that identity she was
that gave her that identity she was
that gave her that identity she was going to go every year since the past
going to go every year since the past
going to go every year since the past few years to Europe for three weeks to
few years to Europe for three weeks to
few years to Europe for three weeks to learn arts from kids from other
learn arts from kids from other
learn arts from kids from other countries 19 other countries and to
countries 19 other countries and to
countries 19 other countries and to learn their art forms and to give them
learn their art forms and to give them
learn their art forms and to give them hers her art was being feted and
hers her art was being feted and
hers her art was being feted and recognized by the world
recognized by the world
recognized by the world she went into different worlds that her
she went into different worlds that her
she went into different worlds that her generations of families had not seen she
generations of families had not seen she
generations of families had not seen she tasted new food learn new languages met
tasted new food learn new languages met
tasted new food learn new languages met new people when she came back she knew
new people when she came back she knew
new people when she came back she knew the difference between a mall and a
the difference between a mall and a
the difference between a mall and a Cineplex between mushroom spread and
Cineplex between mushroom spread and
Cineplex between mushroom spread and sesame spread between how a Ugandan
sesame spread between how a Ugandan
sesame spread between how a Ugandan looked and how an Iranian behaved danced
looked and how an Iranian behaved danced
looked and how an Iranian behaved danced sang how a Moroccan wore his clothes and
sang how a Moroccan wore his clothes and
sang how a Moroccan wore his clothes and how a Swedish person enjoyed their dairy
how a Swedish person enjoyed their dairy
how a Swedish person enjoyed their dairy I mean it was just amazing what she had
I mean it was just amazing what she had
I mean it was just amazing what she had access to and what she knew she went on
access to and what she knew she went on
access to and what she knew she went on national television to speak about this
national television to speak about this
national television to speak about this she had such a strong training in
she had such a strong training in
she had such a strong training in physical fitness in mental fitness it
physical fitness in mental fitness it
physical fitness in mental fitness it improved her academics it have obviously
improved her academics it have obviously
improved her academics it have obviously improved her personality as a team
improved her personality as a team
improved her personality as a team player as a role model as someone who’s
player as a role model as someone who’s
player as a role model as someone who’s responsible is juggling between
responsible is juggling between
responsible is juggling between literally making rotis daily at whom to
literally making rotis daily at whom to
literally making rotis daily at whom to doing her daily Surya Namaskar she
doing her daily Surya Namaskar she
doing her daily Surya Namaskar she started keeping a calendar of
started keeping a calendar of
started keeping a calendar of performances so from performing at an
performances so from performing at an
performances so from performing at an international primetime education
international primetime education
international primetime education to interview with an international TV
to interview with an international TV
to interview with an international TV network to an iw is performance
network to an iw is performance
network to an iw is performance celebration to a malls festival to a
celebration to a malls festival to a
celebration to a malls festival to a magazine launch she was all over
magazine launch she was all over
magazine launch she was all over spreading her art and her fragrance you
spreading her art and her fragrance you
spreading her art and her fragrance you couldn’t miss on the contagious
couldn’t miss on the contagious
couldn’t miss on the contagious infectious enthusiasm she exhibited
infectious enthusiasm she exhibited
infectious enthusiasm she exhibited which really changed the lot of the
which really changed the lot of the
which really changed the lot of the community around her everyone started
community around her everyone started
community around her everyone started getting influenced into seeing maybe
getting influenced into seeing maybe
getting influenced into seeing maybe there is some reason in this maybe this
there is some reason in this maybe this
there is some reason in this maybe this too is a skill something which is quite
too is a skill something which is quite
too is a skill something which is quite neglected unfortunately in the larger
neglected unfortunately in the larger
neglected unfortunately in the larger commercial scheme of things in this
commercial scheme of things in this
commercial scheme of things in this country for what dance and music gifts
country for what dance and music gifts
country for what dance and music gifts is not only a skill not only fitness not
is not only a skill not only fitness not
is not only a skill not only fitness not only all of the other things other
only all of the other things other
only all of the other things other skills give from employment to a means
skills give from employment to a means
skills give from employment to a means to an end but food for the soul
to an end but food for the soul
to an end but food for the soul something very lacking in today’s times
something very lacking in today’s times
something very lacking in today’s times in this constant rush of technology
in this constant rush of technology
in this constant rush of technology we’ve forgotten to feed our souls to
we’ve forgotten to feed our souls to
we’ve forgotten to feed our souls to make better human beings and so this is
make better human beings and so this is
make better human beings and so this is a priceless skill that she was learning
a priceless skill that she was learning
a priceless skill that she was learning what is so exciting to see is them
what is so exciting to see is them
what is so exciting to see is them coming back from school and quickly
coming back from school and quickly
coming back from school and quickly changing out of their school clothes and
changing out of their school clothes and
changing out of their school clothes and donning their dance gear you know
donning their dance gear you know
donning their dance gear you know helping each other get ready for a
helping each other get ready for a
helping each other get ready for a performance a small but sure bridge that
performance a small but sure bridge that
performance a small but sure bridge that she has built to her future and I’m
she has built to her future and I’m
she has built to her future and I’m pretty sure she will be dancing her way
pretty sure she will be dancing her way
pretty sure she will be dancing her way across it and taking the community and
across it and taking the community and
across it and taking the community and the family along step by dancing step
the family along step by dancing step
the family along step by dancing step she has a name
she has a name
she has a name she has an identity and today I’d like
she has an identity and today I’d like
she has an identity and today I’d like to invite eight she’s who are here with
to invite eight she’s who are here with
to invite eight she’s who are here with us there is Raveena Monica Neha Aakansha
us there is Raveena Monica Neha Aakansha
us there is Raveena Monica Neha Aakansha Nargis Shalu and Priyanka can we have
Nargis Shalu and Priyanka can we have
Nargis Shalu and Priyanka can we have them on stage please
them on stage please
them on stage please [Applause]
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[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] then we got my baby brother’s head
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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