Story of Sudha Chandran
Alarippu, shabdam, varnam, padam – these were strange words for the audience in the packed auditorium in Washington. But as the young dancer from India, looking splendid in her traditional costume, explained each item before she began her dance, they began to understand the bhava (emotion), raga (melody) and tala (rhythm) of Bharatanatyam.
About ten years ago, Sudha was a promising 17-year-old dancer with more than 80 performances behind her. And then one day, she was injured in a road accident about 25 kilometers from Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, where the family had gone for their annual pilgrimage. Perhaps she was not treated properly at the local hospital where she was rushed. In any case, her injuries resulted in a gangrenous infection. When she was taken to Chennai, the doctors there tried hard to stop the growth of the infection. but finally, they were forced to amputate her right leg from about eight centimeters below the knee.
In the terrible months that followed, Sudha’s search began – to find a way of dancing again. “The day I met Dr. Pramod Sethi, I knew that my dream would come true,” she says. Dr. Sethi had won the Magsaysay Award for his development of the ‘Jaipur Foot’ – an artificial limb made from vulcanized rubber filled with sponge.
Sudha acquired a ‘Jaipur Foot’ and began her determined journey back to the world of Bharatanatyam, learning to balance, bend, stretch, walk, twist, turn and finally, dance. Her doctors, her physiotherapist, her parents, and her guru were all a part of her passionate effort. On October 27, 1982, she gave a Gurudakshina (a traditional thanksgiving recital) at the residence of her guru. It was truly a miracle.
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