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.
