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Girl Scout Gold Award project

“What is Bharatanatyam?”

Tiny Feet, Big Stories: Exploring Bharatanatyam

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I’ve been learning Bharatanatyam since I was five. I wrote this book to introduce children to the dance through a story and the hand gestures that help tell it.

The book became part of my Girl Scout Gold Award project, Tiny Feet, Big Stories: Exploring Bharatanatyam. Alongside it, I held workshops at dance studios and a local public library.

inside the book

Meera’s First Bharatanatyam Class introduces young readers to the art. The accompanying guide explores 32 single-hand gestures and 24 double-hand gestures, with a pronunciation guide at the back.

100% of book proceeds are donated to charity, including Jivdaya Charitable Trust.

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with thanks

Siya Sharma illustrated the storytime section. Ketki Mahurkar designed the workshop graphics and inspired the printed graphics.

My guru, Ms. Anjali Nandan, inspired the teacher in Meera’s story.

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