All In One

"When I am in New York I miss all this," she says. She plans to perform at the UN headquarters soon, but "only if my Guru accompanies me. It shall be a befitting mark of respect to my Guru." Sravanya should know the bonding which a teacher has for the students. She had been a honorary teacher for two years for the slum children under the aegis of the `Akanksha Support Help Group.’ "It was a great experience. To make learning more fun and interesting I would combine studies and dance. For every half hour of math, half an hour of garba would follow."

"I would love to take up the profession of teaching. Maybe I can use the medium of Kuchipudi, which is so expressive, to teach Indian mythology. May be I can even apply it to other subjects as well."

Dance, Carnatic music, theatre, finance, marketing, teaching — Sravanya sure has a spread of careers to choose from. "I’m glad I have been able to live up to the expectations of my parents." Telugu parents aspire that their daughters learn Kuchipudi and join a business school and I have done both." Rajyalakshmi Rao, judge of the National Commission of Consumer Forum and Dr Vijay Papa Rao, a Ph.D. in nuclear physics and a businessman must surely be proud of their daughter.

– Varsha Shenoy