Kali: The dancer and his dreams

Kali Veerapadran, 21, is perhaps the only male dancer, who has mastered the classical dance form Bharatanatyam, as well as three ancient Tamil folk dance forms. Born into a family of poor Adi Dravidars in Kovalam, a struggling fishing village, not far from Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Kali lost his father very young; it was his mother -- a construction labourer -- who worked doubly hard to raise him and his many siblings. His talent for dance was spotted in a Tsunami Rehabilitation centre, and a kind sponsor sent <br/><br/>