“It is not the favourable conditions, but most deprived circumstances that mould an artist”
- about the struggles that he had undergone in his life as an artist.”

— Mani Madhava Chakyar

Source: p. 47 Natyacharya Mani Madhava Chakyar, Attendance - The Dance Annual of India 2009 http://www.attendance-india.com/#2009

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