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'I want younger generation to absorb our rich heritage'
- Times of India -
Santana Pathak, TNN | Apr 16, 2011, 04.20am IST
"I am keen to perform for the younger generation now, to expose our kids to classical traditions, so that they understand, absorb and adopt this rich heritage," said Padmashri Darshana Jhaveri, Manipuri Classical dancer.
"We the four sisters - Nayana, Ranjana, Suverna and me - were lucky to be born to our parents, as they gave us the congenial atmosphere for learning. In 1943, the eldest sister, Nayana, played the female protagonist in Jai Somnath composed by Guru Bipin Singh, and we started a new phase."
Today, through their academies in Kolkata, Mumbai and Manipur, the Jhaveri sisters' pioneering work towards preserving classical Manipuri dance is thriving and alive.
Jhaveri is happy to perform in the state, where Manipuri dance was learnt even before Mumbai awoke to the form. "Leelaben Sarabhai of Shreyas had herself learnt from Naba Kumar Singh under Guru Rabindranath's instructions. I am happy I will also be performing in Shreyas school," says Jhaveri.
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