I have been fascinated by four  dancers each answering different cultures, dance styles, cities and even ages and yet all four have in their own sustained my own interest in classical dance and made me write this blog after quite a gap.
First what is that which is sustaining me who is a perfect stranger to this art form and almost an illiterate when it comes to the techniques and nuances of dance or even music. I know no ragas, nor do I know any thalas and of course I have zero knowledge in bhavas, nritya and timings. I have nothing to offer when it comes to knowledge of dance and yet I have sustained this blog for nearly a decade purely hoping someday to attain the knowledge and depth necessary to turn myself into a critic rather than a casual bystander which is what I am today. I am writing this blog without overtly describing personalities or their rendering.  Aiswarya Ramakrishnan, a young Kuchipudi exponent of considerable depth and tremendous grasp of the techniques of this unique dance form from deep Andhra Pradesh.

Aiswarya Ramakrishnan

This girl is fascinating  as she is so well focused on dance as a career that she literally fought tooth and nail to get there being born into a prosperous middle class family of professionals. Father being a banker wouldnt listen to anything other than writing the bank officers exam and bagging the coveted job like for the life time Fortunately the kids Mom and her father are carnatic vocal singers themselves and Aiswarya herself is an accomplished vocalist.
he one who has fascinated me of late is an amazing dancer  who belong to the modern generation of a mixed race coming from a rich cultural family of considerable standing and reputation.