Dancing in the Family: The Extraordinary Story of the First Family of Indian Classical Dance Rahman Sukanya
' This book] deserves to be read, not merely because it is about extraordinary women set against the changing historical backdrop of Indian classical dance, but primarily because it is a story well…
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' This book] deserves to be read, not merely because it is about extraordinary women set against the changing historical backdrop of Indian classical dance, but primarily because it is a story well told.'--The HinduA riveting chronicle about three generations of women who profoundly impacted the revitalization of classical dance--especially Bharatanatyam and Odissi--in India and abroad.This intimate memoir begins with Esther Luella, who in the Orientalist frenzy of 1920s America became increasingly immersed in Indian dance and changed her name to "Ragini Devi", then eloped tumultuously to India. Here her stubborn pursuit of what she felt she had been reincarnated for resulted in an acclaimed career as a Bharatanatyam and Kathakali dancer.Yet a gypsy fortune-teller had predicted that her daughter's fame would eclipse her own, and
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