Guru Kalanidhi : Expressing Dance, Expressing Life

Contents: 1. Foreword. 2. Introduction. 3. The child artiste. 4. The householder. 5. Dance instruction in Chennai. 6. The Guru. 7. The Shishyas. 8. Kalanidhi specials. 9. Awards and recognitions. 10. Compositions and inspirations. Afterword.

From the introduction: "Guru Kalanidhi--Expressing Dance, Expressing Life\' is about this legend and her superspeciality, abhinaya. It is in part a personal history, whenever and wherever it connects to her dance career. It is also unavoidably an exploration of the time, place and family space she grew up in and was nurtured by, leading to a biography of sorts. In poring over the details of her life I began to see more than just one individual\'s journey. A picture of an era emerges from within the layers and between the lines of my exhaustive interviews specifically for this book, spread over many long sessions; and, of course, from my close association with and observation of an extraordinary personality for a period of more than thirty years."