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Ileana Citaristi: The Italian dancer who learned Kathakali, mastered Odissi, Chhau

Who doesn't love to dance like no one's watching? I have just finished reading iconic Italian dancer Ileana Citaristi's memoir "My Journey: A Tale of Two Births", where the PadmaShree awardee and legendary Odissi dancer candidly shares her humble beginnings from a small town in Italy, the rebel within her that persuades her to follow her heart and propels her to begin her 'second birth'.   [READ: The Amazing Tale of Peddabottu] & [ Nan Umrigar's Memoirs ]                                                  [Source: Amazon India] A striking fact about Ileana is that she is candid about everything including her relationships, ones that broke and ones that ended tragically.   " With him, I used to discover the signs of nature hidden in the formation of the rocks, in the meanders of the rivulets, in the changing patterns of the flyi...