SNA award feels good, but would love to be a musician:

When someone from the Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) called Geeta Chandran to congratulate her, the bemused Bharatanatyam dancer hesitatingly asked, "Is it about the article I wrote in a newspaper yesterday?" Chandran had no idea that she had been conferred with the prestigious award, presented by SNA, the autonomous body of the Centre's ministry of culture, and said it took a good "10 minutes" for the news to sink in.

"It came completely as a shock. Many knew about this meeting taking place at Guwahati about the awards, but I wasn t aware of it," she said.

So when the call came some ago, she told herself to sit still, focus on breathing, take in the news.

"And since then the phone has been buzzing with all the good wishes for which I am so thankful to everyone," the noted dancer told to

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