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I wonder if they say, “Break a leg” for good luck in India?

The First Girl on Stage: Tunga Dances the Yakshagana by Shruthi Rao

December 2, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Are you looking for a good story about breaking the gender barrier with a subject not many might know about. The First Girl on Stage: Tunga Dances the Yakshagana by Shruthi Rao and  illustrator Devika Joglekar might be what you are looking for.  The girl of the story becomes obsessed with the dances she sees on stage. The swirling, the costumes, the colors, the excitement she copies all the time. At first, her family finds it amusing, then not so much, as she continues to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Sports Tagged With: Dance, Dancers, Devika Joglekar, family, India, Performing Arts, Shruthi Rao, Social Themes, Southern India, women dancers

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:538 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Sports · Tags: Dance, Dancers, Devika Joglekar, family, India, Performing Arts, Shruthi Rao, Social Themes, Southern India, women dancers ·
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