In this episode, Rajita and I continue our conversation about being mom, discovering our interests that aligns with our kids and feeling satisfaction with one's work which is key for happiness. We delve more into discovering teaching Bharatanatyam through her son. Now along with her son, she has more boys, girls and adults who are learning this form of art. Raji and I also talk about comparing one with others vs absorbing one's energy to go deeper inside our own learning.
A bit about Rajita - Rajitha Bharatan is a Bharatanatyam dancer and Physical Therapist by Profession.
She was introduced into the art form of Bharatanatyam under the guidance of her teacher, Smt Suganda Iyer and later with Manjula Ramamoorthy from Hyderabad, India. During her learning years in India, she performed in various dance festivals and also for national television.
Her love to learn and excel the art form, led her to complete various dance exams, take up variety of workshops and volunteer in community events to propagate the dance form.
While she pursued her career in Physical therapy in India, Canada, UK and US, she also continued to perform as a solo artist to represent her art and culture.
Rajitha lives in Phoenix, AZ with her 3 boys and husband, where she continues to actively learn, perform ,teach. Rajita also collaborates with local artists while pursuing her career as a Physical Therapist.
Rajita also talks about taking care of our body bringing her Physical Therapy expertise in this panel discussion here