My Gurus – Mira Kaushik

Mira Kaushik reveals how an introduction to experimental Indian street theatre in the 1970s and conversations with a vagrant bohemian wanderer shaped her career.

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By Mira Kaushik

01 January 1970

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Photo: Vipul Sangoi

Annapurna

Annapurna was the outcast woman who lived in the courtyard of my large home in a small town in India. As a vagrant bohemian wanderer, she had a minimalist life with no belongings, yet she belonged to the whole town. I hung around and observed her out of curiosity while people tried to save me from her influence. From her I learnt to speak my mind fearlessly and take pleasure in the small things.

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