Ananda Shankar Jayant fights cancer with dance

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Amit Lampit ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:16
(Music)
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(ืžื•ืกื™ืงื”)
00:58
[Sanskrit]
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[ืกื ืกืงืจื™ื˜]
01:05
This is an ode to the mother goddess,
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ื–ื”ื• ืฉื™ืจ ื”ืœืœ ืœืืœื™ืœื” ื”ืื,
01:07
that most of us in India learn when we are children.
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ืฉืจื•ื‘ื ื• ื‘ื”ื•ื“ื• ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืจ ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
01:13
I learned it when I was four
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ืืจื‘ืข
01:15
at my mother's knee.
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ืขืœ ื‘ืจื›ื™ ืื™ืžื™.
01:20
That year she introduced me to dance,
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ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืฉื ื” ื”ื™ื ืขืจื›ื” ืœื™ ื”ื™ื›ืจื•ืช ืขื ื”ืจื™ืงื•ื“.
01:23
and thus began
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ
01:25
my tryst with classical dance.
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ื”ืžืคื’ืฉ ืฉืœื™ ืขื ืžื—ื•ืœ ืงืœืืกื™.
01:28
Since then -- it's been four decades now --
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ืžืื– -- ื•ื›ื‘ืจ ืืจื‘ืขื” ืขืฉื•ืจื™ื --
01:32
I've trained with the best in the field,
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ื”ืชืืžื ืชื™ ืขื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืชื—ื•ื,
01:34
performed across the globe,
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ื”ื•ืคืขืชื™ ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื,
01:36
taught young and old alike,
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ืœื™ืžื“ืชื™ ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื•ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื,
01:39
created, collaborated,
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ื™ืฆืจืชื™, ืฉื™ืชืคืชื™ ืคืขื•ืœื”,
01:41
choreographed,
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ืขืกืงืชื™ ื‘ื›ื•ืจื™ืื•ื’ืจืคื™ื”,
01:43
and wove a rich tapestry
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ื•ืืจื’ืชื™ ืฉื˜ื™ื— ื ืจื—ื‘
01:45
of artistry, achievement and awards.
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ืฉืœ ืืžื ื•ืชื™ื•ืช, ื”ื™ืฉื’ื™ื ื•ืชืืจื™ื.
01:49
The crowning glory was in 2007,
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ื”ื™ื”ืœื•ื ืฉื‘ื›ืชืจ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืฉื ืช 2007,
01:52
when I received this country's
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืชื•ืืจ ื”ืื–ืจื—ื™
01:54
fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri,
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ื”ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ื‘ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืชื• ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื–ื•, ื”ืคื“ืžืฉืจื™,
01:56
for my contribution to art.
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ืขืœ ืชืจื•ืžืชื™ ืœืื•ืžื ื•ืช.
01:58
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:02
But nothing, nothing prepared me
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืœื•ื, ื›ืœื•ื ืœื ื”ื›ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื™
02:05
for what I was to hear
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ืœืžื” ืฉืขืžื“ืชื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืข
02:08
on the first of July 2008.
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ื‘ืื—ื“ ื‘ื™ื•ืœื™, 2008,
02:11
I heard the word "carcinoma."
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ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” "ืงืจืฆื™ื ื•ืžื”".
02:14
Yes, breast cancer.
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ื›ืŸ, ืกืจื˜ืŸ ื”ืฉื“.
02:17
As I sat dumbstruck in my doctor's office,
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ื™ ื™ื•ืฉื‘ืช ื”ืžื•ืžื” ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืจื•ืคื ืฉืœื™,
02:22
I heard other words:
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ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืžื™ืœื™ื ืื—ืจื•ืช
02:24
"cancer," "stage," "grade."
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"ืกืจื˜ืŸ", "ืฉืœื‘", "ื“ืจื’ื”".
02:27
Until then, Cancer was the zodiac
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ืขื“ ืื–, ืกืจื˜ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ื”ืžื–ืœ
02:29
sign of my friend,
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ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื™,
02:31
stage was what I performed on,
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ืขืœ ื‘ืžื” (ืื ื’ืœื™ืช: ื’ื ืฉืœื‘) ื”ื•ืคืขืชื™,
02:34
and grades were what I got in school.
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ื•ื“ืจื’ื•ืช (ืฆื™ื•ื ื™ื) ื”ื™ื• ืžื” ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ.
02:39
That day, I realized
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ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื, ื”ื‘ื ืชื™
02:41
I had an unwelcome, uninvited,
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ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืฉื•ืชืฃ ื‘ืœืชื™ ืจืฆื•ื™
02:44
new life partner.
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ื•ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžื•ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ื—ื™ื™.
02:47
As a dancer,
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ื›ืจืงื“ื ื™ืช,
02:49
I know the nine rasas or the navarasas:
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ืื ื™ ืžื›ื™ืจื” ืืช ืชืฉืขืช ื”ื‘ืขื•ืช ื”ืคื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื ื•ื•ืจืืกืืก:
02:52
anger, valor,
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ื–ืขื, ืื•ืžืฅ,
02:54
disgust, humor
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ื’ื•ืขืœ, ื”ื•ืžื•ืจ
02:56
and fear.
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ื•ืคื—ื“.
02:58
I thought I knew what fear was.
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืžื”ื• ืคื—ื“.
03:00
That day, I learned what fear was.
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ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื, ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืžื”ื• ืคื—ื“.
03:04
Overcome with the enormity of it all
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ื™ ืžืชื’ื‘ืจืช ืขืœ ื”ื–ื•ื•ืขื”
03:07
and the complete feeling of loss of control,
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ื•ืขืœ ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ื”ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ืช ืฉืœ ืื•ื‘ื“ืŸ ืฉืœื™ื˜ื”,
03:09
I shed copious tears
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ื”ื–ืœืชื™ ื“ืžืขื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช
03:11
and asked my dear husband, Jayant.
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ื•ืฉืืœืชื™ ืืช ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ื™ืงืจ, ื’'ื™ื™ื ื˜.
03:14
I said, "Is this it? Is this the end of the road?
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ืืžืจืชื™, "ื–ื”ื• ื–ื”? ื–ื”ื• ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื“ืจืš?
03:17
Is this the end of my dance?"
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ื”ื–ื”ื• ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื”ืจื™ืงื•ื“ ืฉืœื™?"
03:20
And he, the positive soul that he is,
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ื•ื”ื•ื, ื ืฉืžื” ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืช ืฉื›ืžื•ืชื•,
03:23
said, "No, this is just a hiatus,
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ืืžืจ, "ืœื, ื–ื•ื”ื™ ืจืง ื”ืคื•ื’ื”,
03:26
a hiatus during the treatment,
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ื”ื’ื•ืคื” ืœื–ืžืŸ ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ,
03:28
and you'll get back to doing what you do best."
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ื•ืืช ืชืฉื•ื‘ื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžื” ืฉืืช ืขื•ืฉื” ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘."
03:32
I realized then
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ืื– ื”ื‘ื ืชื™
03:34
that I, who thought I had complete control of my life,
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ืฉืื ื™ ืฉื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ืช ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™,
03:37
had control of only three things:
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ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืฉืœื•ื˜ ืจืง ืขืœ ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื:
03:40
My thought, my mind --
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ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื™, ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืฉืœื™ --
03:43
the images that these thoughts created --
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ื”ืžืจืื•ืช ืฉื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ื™ืฆืจื• --
03:45
and the action that derived from it.
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ื•ื”ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืฉื ื•ื‘ืขื•ืช ืžื›ืš.
03:48
So here I was wallowing
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ืื– ื”ื ื” ืื ื™ ืžืชื‘ื•ืกืกืช
03:50
in a vortex of emotions
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ื‘ืกื‘ืš ืจื’ืฉื™
03:52
and depression and what have you,
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ื•ื“ื›ืื•ืŸ ื•ืžื” ืฉืชืจืฆื•,
03:54
with the enormity of the situation,
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ื‘ืขื•ืฆืžืช ื”ืžืงืจื”,
03:57
wanting to go to a place of healing, health and happiness.
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ืขื ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืœื”ืชืงื“ื ืืœ ืžืงื•ื ืฉืœ ืจื™ืคื•ื™, ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื•ืื•ืฉืจ.
04:01
I wanted to go from where I was
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืœื›ืช ืžื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™
04:03
to where I wanted to be,
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ืืœ ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™,
04:05
for which I needed something.
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ื•ืœื›ืš ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื–ืงื•ืงื” ืœืžืฉื”ื•.
04:08
I needed something that would pull me out of all this.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื–ืงื•ืงื” ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื™ืžืฉื•ืš ืื•ืชื™ ื”ื—ื•ืฆื” ืžื›ืœ ื–ื”.
04:11
So I dried my tears,
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ืื– ื™ื™ื‘ืฉืชื™ ืืช ื“ืžืขื•ืชื™ื™,
04:13
and I declared to the world at large ...
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ื•ื”ืฆื”ืจืชื™ ื‘ืคื ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื›ื•ืœื• ...
04:16
I said, "Cancer's only one page in my life,
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ืืžืจืชื™, "ื”ืกืจื˜ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืจืง ื“ืฃ ืื—ื“ ื‘ื—ื™ื™,
04:19
and I will not allow this page to impact the rest of my life."
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ื•ืœื ืืืคืฉืจ ืœื“ืฃ ื”ื–ื” ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ืฉืืจ ื—ื™ื™."
04:23
I also declared to the world at large
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ื”ืฆื”ืจืชื™ ื’ื ื‘ืคื ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื›ื•ืœื•
04:25
that I would ride it out,
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ืฉืืชื’ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื–ื”,
04:27
and I would not allow cancer to ride me.
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ื•ืœื ืืชืŸ ืœืžื—ืœื” ืœื’ื‘ื•ืจ ืขืœื™.
04:29
But to go from where I was
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืœื›ืช ืžื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™
04:31
to where I wanted to be,
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ืœื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™,
04:33
I needed something.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื–ืงื•ืงื” ืœืžืฉื”ื•.
04:35
I needed an anchor, an image,
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ื ื–ืงืงืชื™ ืœื“ื™ืžื•ื™, ืœืขื•ื’ืŸ,
04:37
a peg
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ืœื™ืชื“,
04:39
to peg this process on,
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ืขืœื™ื• ืื•ื›ืœ ืœืงื‘ืข ืืช ื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš,
04:41
so that I could go from there.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœืœื›ืช ืžืฉื.
04:44
And I found that in my dance,
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ื•ืžืฆืืชื™ ื–ืืช ื‘ืžื—ื•ืœ ืฉืœื™,
04:48
my dance, my strength, my energy, my passion,
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ื”ืžื—ื•ืœ ืฉืœื™, ื”ื—ื•ื–ืง ืฉืœื™, ื›ื•ื—ื™, ืชืฉื•ืงืชื™,
04:50
my very life breath.
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ืžื˜ืจืช ื—ื™ื™.
04:53
But it wasn't easy.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืงืœ.
04:55
Believe me, it definitely wasn't easy.
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ื”ืืžื™ื ื• ืœื™, ื–ื” ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืงืœ.
04:58
How do you keep cheer
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ืื™ืš ืฉื•ืžืจื™ื ืขืœ ืฉืžื—ืช ื—ื™ื™ื
05:00
when you go from beautiful
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืืช ื”ื•ืคื›ืช ืžื™ืคื”
05:02
to bald in three days?
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ืœืงื™ืจื—ืช ื‘ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื™ืžื™ื?
05:05
How do you not despair
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ืื™ืš ืืช ืœื ืžืชื™ื™ืืฉืช
05:08
when, with the body ravaged by chemotherapy,
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ื›ืืฉืจ, ืขื ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ืจื•ืก ืžื›ื™ืžื•ืชืจืคื™ื”,
05:11
climbing a mere flight of stairs was sheer torture,
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ื˜ื™ืคื•ืก ื‘ื’ืจื ืžื“ืจื’ื•ืช ื‘ื•ื“ื“ ื”ื™ื” ืขื™ื ื•ื™ ืžื•ื—ืœื˜,
05:14
that to someone like me who could dance for three hours?
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ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื™ ื›ืžื•ื ื™ ืฉื™ื›ืœื” ืœืจืงื•ื“ ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืฉืขื•ืช?
05:19
How do you not get overwhelmed
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ืื™ืš ืืช ืœื ืžื•ื›ืจืขืช
05:21
by the despair and the misery of it all?
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืื•ืฉ ื•ื”ืกื‘ืœ ืฉื‘ื“ื‘ืจ?
05:24
All I wanted to do was curl up and weep.
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ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ืฆื˜ื ืฃ ื•ืœื™ื‘ื‘.
05:27
But I kept telling myself fear and tears
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ืื‘ืœ ืฉื‘ืชื™ ื•ืืžืจืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™ ืฉืคื—ื“ ื•ื“ืžืขื•ืช
05:29
are options I did not have.
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ื”ืŸ ืœื ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™.
05:32
So I would drag myself into my dance studio --
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ืื– ื’ืจืจืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืœืกื“ื ืช ื”ืžื—ื•ืœ ืฉืœื™,
05:35
body, mind and spirit -- every day into my dance studio,
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ื’ื•ืฃ, ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ื•ืจื•ื—, ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ืœืกื“ื ืช ื”ืžื—ื•ืœ ืฉืœื™,
05:38
and learn everything I learned
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ื•ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™
05:40
when I was four, all over again,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช ืืจื‘ืข, ืžื—ื“ืฉ,
05:42
reworked, relearned, regrouped.
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ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ืžื—ื“ืฉ, ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืžื—ื“ืฉ, ืงื™ื‘ืฆืชื™ ืžื—ื“ืฉ
05:45
It was excruciatingly painful, but I did it.
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ื”ื›ืื‘ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืขื–ื™ื ืžื ืฉื•ื, ืื‘ืœ ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื–ืืช.
05:48
Difficult.
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ืงืฉื”.
05:51
I focused on my mudras,
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ื”ืชืจื›ื–ืชื™ ื‘ืฆืขื“ื™ ื”ืจื™ืงื•ื“ ืฉืœื™,
05:54
on the imagery of my dance,
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ื‘ืฆื•ืจื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืจื™ืงื•ื“,
05:56
on the poetry and the metaphor
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ื‘ืฉื™ืจื” ื•ื‘ื“ื™ืžื•ื™
05:58
and the philosophy of the dance itself.
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ื•ื‘ืคื™ืœื•ืกื•ืคื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžื—ื•ืœ ืขืฆืžื•.
06:00
And slowly, I moved out
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ื•ืœืื˜ ืœืื˜, ื™ืฆืืชื™
06:02
of that miserable state of mind.
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ืžื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื ืคืฉื™ ื”ืื•ืžืœืœ ื”ื–ื”.
06:06
But I needed something else.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื ื•ืกืฃ.
06:08
I needed something to go that extra mile,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœืœื›ืช ืืช ื”ืฆืขื“ ื”ื ื•ืกืฃ.
06:11
and I found it in that metaphor
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ื•ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื“ื™ืžื•ื™
06:13
which I had learned from my mother when I was four.
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ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™ ืžืืžื™ ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช ืืจื‘ืข.
06:16
The metaphor of Mahishasura Mardhini,
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ื”ื“ื™ืžื•ื™ ืžืื”ื™ืฉืื–ื•ืจื” ืžืจื“ื”ื™ื ื™,
06:19
of Durga.
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ืฉืœ ื“ื•ืจื’ื”.
06:21
Durga, the mother goddess, the fearless one,
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ื“ื•ืจื’ื”, ื”ืืœื”-ื”ืื, ื—ืกืจืช ื”ืžื•ืจื,
06:24
created by the pantheon of Hindu gods.
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ื ื•ืฆืจื” ืข"ื™ ื”ืืœื™ื ื”ื”ื™ื ื“ื™ื.
06:27
Durga, resplendent, bedecked, beautiful,
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ื“ื•ืจื’ื”, ืงื•ืจื ืช, ืžืขื•ื˜ืจืช, ื™ืคื”,
06:31
her 18 arms
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18 ื”ื–ืจื•ืขื•ืช ืฉืœื”
06:33
ready for warfare,
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ืžื•ื›ื ื•ืช ืœืœื—ื™ืžื”,
06:35
as she rode astride her lion
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ื‘ืจื•ื›ื‘ื” ืขืœ ื”ืืจื™ื” ืฉืœื”
06:38
into the battlefield to destroy Mahishasur.
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ืืœ ืฉื“ื” ื”ืงืจื‘ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉืžื™ื“ ืืช ืžืื”ื™ืฉืกื•ืจ.
06:42
Durga, the epitome
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ื“ื•ืจื’ื”, ื”ืชื’ืœืžื•ืช
06:44
of creative feminine energy,
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ื›ื— ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ื”ื ืฉื™,
06:46
or shakti.
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ืื• ืฉืงื˜ื™.
06:48
Durga, the fearless one.
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ื“ื•ืจื’ื”, ื—ืกืจืช ื”ืžื•ืจื.
06:50
I made that image of Durga
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ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื“ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ื“ื•ืจื’ื”
06:52
and her every attribute, her every nuance,
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ื•ื›ืœ ืชื›ื•ื ื” ื•ื ื™ื•ืื ืก ืฉืœื”
06:54
my very own.
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ืœืฉืœื™.
06:56
Powered by the symbology of a myth
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ืžื•ืขืฆืžืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืกื™ืžื‘ื•ืœื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžื™ืชื•ืก
06:59
and the passion of my training,
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ื•ื”ืœื”ื˜ ื‘ืื™ืžื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœื™,
07:02
I brought laser-sharp focus into my dance,
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ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื—ื•ืœ ืฉืœื™ ืœื—ื“ ื›ืœื™ื™ื–ืจ.
07:05
laser-sharp focus to such an extent
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ื—ื“ื•ืช ืœื™ื™ื–ืจ ืฉื›ื–ื•
07:07
that I danced a few weeks after surgery.
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ืฉืจืงื“ืชื™ ื›ืžื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืื—ืจื™ ื ื™ืชื•ื—.
07:10
I danced through chemo and radiation cycles,
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ืจืงื“ืชื™ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืžื—ื–ื•ืจื™ ื›ื™ืžื•ืชืจืคื™ื” ื•ื”ืงืจื ื•ืช,
07:13
much to the dismay of my oncologist.
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ืœืžื•ืจืช ืจื•ื—ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื•ื ืงื•ืœื•ื’ ืฉืœื™.
07:16
I danced between chemo and radiation cycles
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ืจืงื“ืชื™ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื—ื–ื•ืจื™ ื›ื™ืžื•ืชืจืคื™ื” ื•ื”ืงืจื ื•ืช
07:18
and badgered him to fit it
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ื•ื”ืฆืงืชื™ ืœื• ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืชืื™ื ืื•ืชื
07:20
to my performing dance schedule.
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ืœืœื•ื— ื–ืžื ื™ ื”ื”ื•ืคืขื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
07:25
What I had done
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ืžื” ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™
07:27
is I had tuned out of cancer
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง ืœื”ืชืจื›ื– ื‘ืกืจื˜ืŸ
07:29
and tuned into my dance.
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ื•ืœื”ืชืจื›ื– ื‘ืžื—ื•ืœ ืฉืœื™.
07:33
Yes, cancer has just been one page in my life.
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ื›ืŸ, ื”ืกืจื˜ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืจืง ื“ืฃ ืื—ื“ ื‘ื—ื™ื™.
07:38
My story
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื™
07:40
is a story of overcoming setbacks,
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ื”ื•ื ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืชื’ื‘ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ืขื™ื›ื•ื‘ื™ื,
07:42
obstacles and challenges
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ืžื›ืฉื•ืœื™ื ื•ืืชื’ืจื™ื
07:44
that life throws at you.
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ืฉื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืžืฆื™ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืคื ื™ื™ืš.
07:46
My story is the power of thought.
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ื›ื— ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื”.
07:49
My story is the power of choice.
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ื›ื— ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื”.
07:52
It's the power of focus.
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ื”ื•ื ื›ื•ื— ื”ืžื™ืงื•ื“.
07:54
It's the power of bringing ourselves
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื›ื— ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื•
07:57
to the attention of something that so animates you,
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ืœื”ืชืจื›ื– ื‘ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ื” ืžื—ื™ื™ื”,
08:00
so moves you,
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ื›ื” ืžื ื™ืข,
08:02
that something even like cancer becomes insignificant.
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ืฉืืคื™ืœื• ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ืžื• ืกืจื˜ืŸ ื ื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื ื™.
08:05
My story is the power of a metaphor.
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ื›ื— ื”ื“ื™ืžื•ื™.
08:07
It's the power of an image.
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ื”ื•ื ื›ื•ื— ื”ืชื“ืžื™ืช.
08:09
Mine was that of Durga,
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ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ืชื” ื–ื• ืฉืœ ื“ื•ืจื’ื”,
08:11
Durga the fearless one.
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ื“ื•ืจื’ื” ื—ืกืจืช ื”ืžื•ืจื.
08:14
She was also called Simhanandini,
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ื”ื™ื ื’ื ื ืงืจืื” ืกื™ืžื”ืื ืื“ื™ื ื™,
08:16
the one who rode the lion.
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ื–ื• ืืฉืจ ืจื›ื‘ื” ืขืœ ื”ืืจื™ื”.
08:20
As I ride out,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืจื›ื‘ืชื™ ื”ื—ื•ืฆื”,
08:22
as I ride my own inner strength,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืจื›ื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ื›ื— ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ ืฉืœื™,
08:24
my own inner resilience,
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ื”ื—ืกื™ื ื•ืช ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ืช ืฉืœื™,
08:26
armed as I am with what medication can provide
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ื—ืžื•ืฉื” ื›ืคื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ืžื” ืฉืชืจื•ืคื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืกืคืง
08:29
and continue treatment,
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ื•ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ื‘ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœื™ื,
08:31
as I ride out into the battlefield of cancer,
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ื™ ืจื•ื›ื‘ืช ืืœ ืฉื“ื” ื”ืงืจื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ืกืจื˜ืŸ,
08:33
asking my rogue cells to behave,
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ืžื‘ืงืฉืช ืžื”ืชืื™ื ื”ืกื•ืจืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืœื”ืชื ื”ื’ ื›ืฉื•ืจื”,
08:38
I want to be known not as a cancer survivor,
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืงื‘ืœ ื”ื›ืจื”, ืœื ื›ื ื™ืฆื•ืœืช ื”ืกืจื˜ืŸ,
08:41
but as a cancer conqueror.
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ืืœื ื›ื›ื•ื‘ืฉืช ื”ืกืจื˜ืŸ.
08:43
I present to you an excerpt of that work
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ืื ื™ ืžืฆื™ื’ื” ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืงื˜ืข ืžื”ืžื•ืคืข ื”ื–ื”
08:45
"Simhanandini."
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"ืกื™ืžื”ืื ื“ื™ื ื™".
08:48
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
08:51
(Music)
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(ืžื•ืกื™ืงื”)
15:24
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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