With your mother’s overbearing force, many of you were introduced to Bharathanatyam at a delicate age. While some worked diligently in class, others dreaded the experience entirely. Growing up, I had absolutely no appreciation for this art form. My distaste was cultivated from the expectation to stay quiet in one lone chair for hours and hours, program after program. The idea of Bharathanatyam was tarnished for me, which remained the case until I revisited the art form in my University years.