She came touch of Mylapore Gowri Ammal, now forgotten by many, was one of the greatest exponents of abhinaya, who taught stalwarts such as Balasaraswati, Rukmini Devi Arundale and Hema Malini. Towards the later part of her life, she began to lose her vision. She also came to contact with Pandanallur Meenakshi Sundaram pillai and Shri Chokkalingam Pillai. She also get training from Gauri amma and Muthukumar. She corrected the theory of dance and Music and thought of Costumes to be designed artistically. She also thought to emphasis on selection of padams and highlighted the spiritual aspect of the contents. And thus she became A rare combination of a flawless dancer, choreographer, music composer. People have applauded her for bringing depth, passion and spontaneity into her work. Her last performance likely possible was at the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Theosophical Society in 1935 at her age of 37 yrs (apx).
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