There’s no trace at all that Navi Indran Pillai is a cancer survivor, who is undergoing cancer treatments, on meeting her in person. Pursuing her dreams came to an end since she had to go through surgeries as well as cancer treatments like chemotherapy, radiation, hormone therapy and targeted therapy. Navi, as she is fondly known, also requires specialised drugs to help her live by suppressing the growth of the aggressive cancer cells. “After I was diagnosed with cancer in 2013, I stopped dancing due to the cancer treatments and its side-effects.”She decided to get back to dancing and show the world that despite being a cancer survivor undergoing cancer treatments with all the side effects, she was still pursuing her passion. Bharatanatyam is an intense dance form and Navi says that she has been practising tirelessly since she got back into dancing early this year.

Source: New Strait Times October 11, 2019 13:52 UTC