it has been seven years since bharatanatyam danseuse mandeera manish performed on stage on december 8 however she made a comeback after her sabbatical with a grand performance at the indoirish cultural festival mandeera manish had taken a brief break from dance to take care of her young children there is a time for everything and maternity isnt convenient for a dancing profession but i knew i would always return to my ghungroos and here i am says mandeera the dancer known for her fine expressive abhinaya and fluid movements said i am very happy that i was offered this opportunity i have used these years to research on indian performing arts an exponent of the thanjavur school of bharatanatyam led by dance legends like raaj rajeshwari and acharya parvatikumar mandeeras research and learning is still guided by her guru dr sandhya purecha the performance was an initiative of pancham nishad to encourage and groom rising stars in indian classical arts