The occasion marked the first-ever "Arangetram" - the traditional Bharatanatyam graduation ceremony - in China. For the devoted Chinese enthusiasts of Indian classical dance who have spent years ...

"Lei's Arangetram is the first time that Chinese ... Bharatnatyam is one of the oldest classical dance forms in India that originated from Tamil Nadu. Ancient Tamil Texts like Silappatikaram ...

Nadhirah added that she was also inspired by many of her seniors at college who had done their arangetram. “I enjoyed watching them dance and I loved learning Indian traditional dance too.