
How I chose "DAUGHTER DEAR"
So, why the name DAUGHTER Dear? After 9 months of diligent Odissi practice, I offered my dance at the feet of Divine Mother Amma - known to many as “the hugging saint”. After the dance, when I went up to receive her embrace I was crying and elated. She had a big smile on her face, pinched my cheeks and said “very good!” I asked Amma for a spiritual name, with the intention that I would use it for performing classical dance and devotional singing. (The people who have k