Liya Abil Bharathanatyam Arangetram
As is customary when we are running late for an event, we were in Rally mode. Divya would say move three lanes over to the right, there is a gap there. The horse vision gets a stretch to the right. We reached the hall late, and Golden Gate Sailing fame Ranjith was there to guide us in. He said walk through the double doors and you won't see anything. Someone guided me into the row seating in the middle of the pitch dark auditorium. Just as we settled down, it was time for the program interval. Caught up with Shaji, Abil, Neenu, Binu, Old Ridgewood neighbors, Ajay (REC), Smitha (Divya's friend), chit chatted, had mango lassi, tea, cutlet, laddoo. Shaji had to leave early and we went back into the hall. My seat was at the edge of the row. Liya started performing her bharathanatyam dances, and I noted the synchrony between the song, and her performance. The live performance of the singer, and the violin, and the mridangam were really good. Two songs in, I jus...