Parsi girl from Vadodara achieved rare feat of completing her Bharatanatyam Arangetram

Wish to open her classes of dance in future

Laisha a Parsi girl from

Vadodara achieved a rare feat of completing her Bharatanatyam Arangetram on

22nd Dec'19 at Pandit Dindayal  Upadhyay Nagargruh in Vadodara. She wish

to open her classes of dance in future and pass on the art form to others.

She probably is the first girl

from the Parsi  community in Vadodara in last two decades to learn the

traditional dance form and complete Arangetram after many years of rigorous

training. Laisha now studying in standard 11th Science (Biology) joined Bharatnatyam

academy at the age of six. Laisha was always desire to learn dancing since

childhood and her parents motivated her at every moment in the years to incline

towards Indian culture and tradition.

With blessings of almighty,

immense training and support from her Guru Smt. Kinnari Narayan Asti, she

performed her Arangetral in front of a packed audience. Smt. Kinnari Asti has

her dance academy under the banner of 'Kinnari Dance Academy' and has trained

numerous students since last 18 years. 

"It's a great achievement

and inspiring as I being a Parsi completed my  Arangetral. My performance

was witnessed by around 500 audiences including 150 Parsis and everybody was

happy for me to achieve the feat. For a moment I feel like a celebrity as

everyone wants to take selfies with me after the performance," said

Laisha.

Over 10 years of learning she

took part in many cultural activities of her academy institution. In 9th

standard she participated in Dharohar Festival at Shimla. She took part in

three categories of folk, classical and modern dances and her team won the 1st

prize in the competition.

Apart from a Bharatnatyam

dancer she is a good artist and also runs her own social media page at popular

Instagram showcasing her artifacts. She also is a good player of table tennis

and won many prizes in the sport. She now wants to do Visharad and complete

Bachelor in Performing Art studies.

"Dance is the hidden

language of soul and after so many years of learning Bharatnatyam it becomes my

passion now. After Arangetral I will not stop here and will go for Visharad and

may go for Ph.D in Bharatnatyam. I wish to pass out my Art form to

others," said Laisha.

Her parents are also happy of

her daughter's achievement. "She love both dance and studies and we always

support to pursue her dreams. She is an inspiration for the others Parsi girls

to learn traditional art forms of India. Dance has no religion and my daughter

proves the same and achieve the feat after many years of training. We continue

to do the same and pass on the art to everyone," said Nancy Patwa mother

of Laisha. She is a Biology teacher in a school in Vadodara. Laisha father is a

Manager at Swiss MNC Chemical company.

Laisha says, after so many years at this point I feel like a great achievement and thank my parents, Guru and my brother for their support and motivation.