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Defying age, this Kerala grandmother still practises, teaches “Bharatanatyam”

By Swetha Pillai

Defying age, this Kerala grandmother still practises, teaches “Bharatanatyam”

G Mahilamani at her home in Alappuzha, Kerala.

Age has never stopped this 71-year-old classical dancer in Kerala from practising Bharatanatyam daily and imparting lessons to young children. For G Mahilamani, dancing generates a lot of positivity and…

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