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Depiction of a daughter coming out to her mother, choreographed in Bharatanatyam

The story starts by showing a close, affectionate bond between the Mother and her Daughter when the Mother says that she wants her Daughter to get married soon to a worthy boy. At this point the Daughter finally comes out and tells her Mother the truth about herself. The rest is a constant fight between the two until they reach peace and understanding. At the end, the Mother finally accepts her Daughter as well as her significant other.

Choreographed and performed by:
Aarthy Sundaresan
Swathi Jaisankar

Special Appearance:
Krishnapriya

Music by:
Akash Gururaja (violin)
Mrinmoyee Kalasikam (cello)
Vivek Ramanan (mridangam)

@parlegee

Did I reblog this? Don’t care, doing it again.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

South Asia floods kill 1,200 and shut 1.8 million children out of school

downworllders:

f-f-f-fight:

The death toll continues to rise amid concerns that disease and food insecurity could claim even more lives, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). 

IFRC spokesperson Antony Balmain tells TIME that the flooding has heightened the risk of diarrhea, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis and other diseases. x

update at 8/31/17 6am EST, about 2 hours ago:
Mumbai building collapses as monsoon rains wreak havoc. Storm moving on to Pakistan, lashing port of Karachi

donate to: 
islamic relief usa
oxfam.uk
oxfam.india*
save the children.india*
save the children.org (donations go to an emergency fund)

* for residents of india

please add any updates or other ways to help 

here’s an article from the independent on how you can help!

South Asia floods kill 1,200 and shut 1.8 million children out of school