Legendary Bharatanatyam dancer Padma Shri Malavika Sarukkai talks about her 'arsenal of technique'

What is your production Ganga Nitya Vaahini about?
I sat on the banks of the Ganga for hours. When you return from Varanasi, you are truly inspired. The piece is about the metaphysical merging of the river into the ocean. The river gives up her identity. Poets and even Advaita philosophy have spoken about giving up identity.

There is also a piece written by my sister, Priya Sarukkai Chabria called the Lament of the Ganga. Another piece that translates into The Sun Has Set is about love, loss and asking the tough questions. Nobody tackles the subject of death and loss in Bharatanatyam; we are extending the boundaries of Bharatanatyam.

And what about Srinkhala that you performed at the Kala Ghoda Festival?
Srinkhala means links the link with nature. It is about the outer and inner environment.