The happiest moment of my life was when the curtains opened for the second half of my bharatanatyam recital. I was portraying the goddess Andal asleep on stage when the curtains opened and there was an eruption of cheers from the audience. Although my eyes were closed, I could feel the awestruck joy reverberating in the auditorium, and that was when I knew all my hardwork was worth it. My recital journey began in 2016, when my classmate, Mashia, and I started preparing for ba