Rukmini Vijayakumar Instagram – “To surrender to art and accept its vagaries, which are like the unexpected swells in a flowing river is the greatest gift of all. It carries the artist like the turbulent river after monsoon. But in acceptance, one rides the waves to the safety of the quiet ocean. And I cannot explain the quiet in the ocean… but the silence is one one that fills your being with the voices of an entire generation, the wisdom of the ancients and the music of nature. And within that silence, having ridden the waves of uncertainty, does the magic begin to unravel. Let me always know how to surrender… for I know that the silence of this joy is wrought from absolutely nothing else.” – Rukmini This photograph sums up this emotion for me. I never knew the pictures would so beautifully capture my relationship to dance. This was featured in @vogueindia Photography: @suleikamueller Stylist: @aartthie #dancer #surrender #love #innerjoy #bharatanatyam #shiva #parvati