She seemed to be proud of her prowess at dancing. Whoever had had the luxury and sheer luck to witness her at her craft, said that her supple hand movements, nimble footedness, graceful posture, perfect lines, and most of all, flawless, soulful expressive eyes and face, made her not only a remarkable, but an exquisite dancer.

She did not have any memory of her childhood but the people around her told her, that she must have been around 7 years of age when they had found her, with wobbly legs, at the shore of the mighty Arabian Sea, near the ancient, rare, and majestic temple of Lord Shiva, housing a ginormous statue of the Natraja, carved out of stone. She had been taken in by the head priest of the temple who had taken care of her henceforth.

She had been...