An emotional journey

Bengaluru | Monday | 21st October, 2019

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Monika Monalisa ByExpress News ServiceBENGALURU: If dance is a language in itself, then Malavika Sarrukai is poetry in motion. And over 50 years after she began performing on stage, the Bharatanatyam dancer still finds something new to present to her fans. This time, it’s a solo dance creation inspired by the Bhagavad Gita, a performance that has a “strong masculine energy,” she says. That’s how Bhagavad Gita becomes universally relatable.”The Padma Shri awardee has been fascinated by the scripture right from her childhood. “It started many years ago, when my mother used to read Bhagavad Gita to me, and, over a period of time, it had its influence on me..