Five minutes before the scheduled interview at the Russian Cultural Centre, the dancers disembark from a bus. They hurry off to change into a gamut of costumes, representative of the dances Orchid has been performing across India. The rest follow, in layered gypsy skirts, satin sharovary, a loose Cossack pant gathered at the waist, and broad smiles. With many Indian students pursuing medical studies in Rostov, Indian food is aplenty. The conservatory from where Orchid functions hosts a small festival of India and Russia, every year,” she says.

Source: The Hindu August 24, 2017 11:11 UTC