Shruti Mane

Shruti Mane, 29 years old, a folk dancer from Nigdi, has been engaged to this art of dance for more than 12 years. Despite the job of private, for her it is a dance, which is her top passion. Shruti was introduced to folk dance by her aunt, Trupti Mane, and has honed her skills under her guidance. Having shared a stage in Pune, Solapur, Jalgaon, Karnataka and others, Shruti feels the greatest happiness and liberation in dance. For her, dance is not only a way to express herself but also a means to earn respect, especially through performances at religious events honoring God. From her family background, folk art is something which she, her aunt, sister and grandmother are somehow connected to. Shruti wishes doing performances all over the place and to increase her dancing knowledge having a need to discover and explore its fine points at the same time preserving for all what she values as culturally linked.