"We are privileged to have the great danseuse Sarka Bai
in our midst today. Even today at the grand old age of eighty, she is
relentlessly training the younger generation in the dance form of Kathak.
Indeed her “Kathak For You" program has demystified this complex dance
form for common people like you and me”. As the entire podium full of my
students and friends rose up to give me a standing ovation, I felt a wave of
sadness course through me.
This piece of fiction(Inspired by a friend's life) is in response to WT prompt of "Choose your favorite Maya Angelou quote on writing. Use it as your prompt to write a post.".
"Why The Caged Bird Sings" is Maya Angelous's autobiography about her early years. This is been on "To Read" list for sometime now.......
The next day during a session of “Kathak for you” at my
studio, I couldn’t help the same sadness coursing through me - These students just
didn’t understand even the basic nuances of dance. I couldn’t help flinching -
Until few years my students were world class danseuse and today…….
But with a bed ridden husband and an alcoholic son I now
know “Why the Caged Bird Sings”
This piece of fiction(Inspired by a friend's life) is in response to WT prompt of "Choose your favorite Maya Angelou quote on writing. Use it as your prompt to write a post.".
"Why The Caged Bird Sings" is Maya Angelous's autobiography about her early years. This is been on "To Read" list for sometime now.......