There are many Indias, ever changing and chameleon-like. One India vibrates through time with the pulse of music and dance. The world of Indian classical dance remains one of India’s greatest assets. From the sculptured elegance of Bharatanatyam and the ebullient spring of Kuchipudi, to the gentle sway of Manipuri and Odissi, the endless twirls of Kathak and waves of Mohiniattam, Indian classical dance offers the performer and the viewer a path to transcendence. The newly inducted Sattriya of Assam also joins her sisters in the mutual goal of evolved rhythm and imaginative poetry to portray the range of human experience.