Bharatanatyam dance performance by sudha chandran biography
What happens when the thing you want most, is the one thing you can’t have. Most of us will be heartbroken or get depressed.
But not Sudha Chandran.
The famous Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer did not let an accident come in the way of achieving her dream.
Recently, she narrated her life story to Humans of Bombay, a photoblog that captures stories of Mumbai’s residents, and explained how a fatal accident became a blessing in disguise.
Here’s the post:
“I began learning how to dance when I was 3 and a half years old. I would go to school, then go for my dance training and be back home only by 9:30 pm…and that’s what my early life was about. In my 10th exams, I stood first with 80% but instead of picking science for my further studies, I chose arts…just so that I could continue to dance. By this time I had performed at several events and done hundreds of stage shows…I was just about beginning when life took a strange turn.
I was travelling from Trichy by bus, when we met with a major accident that left me with a fracture and some cuts — I was probably the least injured there. However, because of the heavy influx of patients, I was attended to by a couple of interns who forgot to attend to the cut on my right ankle and went ahead to wrap it up. This resulted in my foot getting gangrene and because of the fear of it spreading throughout my body, my parents had to take the difficult decision of amputating my right foot. I was shattered because It was only then that I realised just how passionate I felt about dancing. I began to learn how to walk again and it took me 4 months to even walk straight. Once I got the Jaipor leg, it took me 3 years of physiotherapy to recover and feel normal again. I remember people would come home and say things like, ‘it’s so sad your dreams can’t come true’ or ‘we wish you could dance’ when I decided to re-learn what I had known my entire life— to dance.
It was a slow and painful process but with every step I Who is Sudha Chandran? Sudha Chandran is a celebrated Bharathanatyam dancer, TV anchor, actress, and reality show host and judge. She is a regular in television serials and has a great fan following. But these are not the only reasons for which she is famous. She is an inspiration for humanity. She has inspired people with her passion for dancing with a prosthetic leg. She is a true example of pursuing passion and living on your terms. Sudha Chandran was born in Mumbai. But her family hails from Trichy. She was the only child of her parents, KD Chandran and Thangam. Her father, KD Chandran, was a veteran actor. Sudha took Bharathanatyam dancing lessons at a very young age. She was a hardworking student in school. She scored 80% in her 10th board exam and stood first. She decided to pursue the arts instead of science, as she wanted to focus more on dance. She had done many stage shows and was looking forward to a career in dance, as she loved Bharathanatyam. Click here to watch her perform: Rising Above Struggles: Her Inspiring Journey At the age of 16, she met with an accident and had a fracture and some cuts. Unfortunately, it resulted in gangrene, and they had to amputate her right leg a few inches below the knee. At that moment, Sudha realized her passion for dancing. It was a very tough time for Sudha. Her family was heartbroken. But they decided to fight back. The road to recovery was long. But she overcame all her obstacles. She received a prosthetic Jaipur foot and underwent physiotherapy for 3 long years. All for the love of dance. Pursue your passion ... Click here to know more about it. She did her first dance show at St. Xaviers College with her prosthetic leg. The show was a big success. After the show, her father, KD Chandran, was overcome with emotion and touched her feet, saying that she was Goddess Saraswathi Herself. After the dance show, she Disability is a state of mind, she proved it. Today we came up with the motivational story of Sudha Chandran. Despite physical disability, she became world class dancer! Photo Credits-flickr Sudha Chandran, the Indian actress and classical dancer, born in Kerala. At the age of 16, she met with an accident. She was coming back from Madras with her parents, and they met the major accident that left Sudha Chandran with a fracture and some cuts. Here amputate means to surgically remove a limb for medical reasons. Her dream was to perform the dance at the international level! And because of this accident she couldn’t dance anymore, people thought. She followed the rule “NEVER GIVE UP“. She put all her efforts and energy to walk with the help of the crutches. Six months after the amputation she came to know that Dr. Sethi from Jaipur, manufacturing artificial legs known as the ‘Jaipur Foot’. Here she gets more energy with the thought of “Dance on the stage with one artificial leg”. She has taken efforts to convince the parents to go to Jaipur and wear the artificial foot to practice the dance. Sudha knew that the artificial foot will be support to complete her dream to dance! Sudha knew that she belie Indian dancer and actress Sudha Chandran Bombay, Maharashtra, India Ravi Dang Sudha Chandran (born 27 September 1965) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer known for her works in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu language films and television. Chandran is best known for her roles as Mayuri in Mayuri (1985) for which she won the National Film Award – Special Jury Award, as Ramola Sikand in Kaahin Kissii Roz (2001 series), as Yamini Singh, as Chitradevi in Deivam Thandha Veedu (2013 series), and as Seema Gujral in Naagin 1, 2, 3 and 6 (2015 series). Sudha Chandran was born on 27 September 1965 in Mumbai. She had stated in an interview of Nettavu, that she was born and raised in Mumbai, but her family originates from Vayalur, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Her father K.D. Chandran, worked at USIS and was a former actor. Sudha Chandran earned her B.A. from Mithibai College, Mumbai and subsequently an M.A. in economics. In May 1981, at about 16 years old, in Tamil Nadu, Chandran met with an accident in which her legs were wounded. She received initial medical treatment of her injuries at a local hospital and was later admitted to Vijaya Hospital at Madras. After doctors discovered that gangrene had formed on her right leg, amputation was required. Chandran says that this period was the toughest time of her life. She subsequently regained some mobility with the help of a prosthetic Jaipur foot. She returned to dancing after a gap of two years and performed in India, Saudi Arabia, United States, UK, Canada, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Yemen and Oman. Sudha Chandran married assistant director Ravi Dang in 1994. She was given an hono
Sudha Chandran The Epitome of Pursuing Passion!
Unfortunately, while treatment was going on her leg, doctors missed a small wound in her ankle and plastered it! Later she came to know that the the gangrene is spreading throughout the leg. Whenever gangrene develops in the body, the body part has to be amputated to save the person’s life. Hence the difficult decision at this point she and her parents had taken is “amputate the leg”. Sudha’s leg was amputated in order to save her life.The dreams never die
Fortunately, she was surrounded by people who believed in her, especially her parents and Dr. Sethi. She started the practice with artificial leg. Dr. Sethi gave Sudha rebirth!First On Stage Performance with artificial leg
Sudha Chandran
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