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Dance has helped people to restore joy,
Danc e has helped people t o r est or e jo y ,
peace, and stability to the troubled minds in
peac e , and stabilit y t o the tr oubled minds in
these one
these one-of-a-kind predicaments that we all
e all
ts tha
t w
-
of-a-k
ind pr
edicamen
are facing. It has also helped people to
ar e facing . I t has also helped people t o
r emain fit , r eliev e str ess , heal , and c onnec t
remain fit, relieve stress, heal, and connect
with themselv es , the en vir onmen t they liv e
with themselves, the environment they live
in, and the cultur e they ador n themselv es
in, and the culture they adorn themselves
with.
with.

e t
wns ar
, but
ockdo
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Lockdowns are tough and constraining, but
onstr
ough and c
aining
the people who took to the dance floor have
the people who t ook t o the danc e floor ha v e
proved that not all our movements can be
pr o v ed tha t not all our mo v emen ts can be
-RENJU MARIAM
-RENJU M ARIA M . P eople also t ook t o social media t o
bed
cur
curbed. People also took to social media to
PFT
, INTERN
PFT, INTERN e their videos as a meaning ful
shar
share their videos as a meaningful
dedication of gratitude to the hardworking
dedica tion of g r a titude t o the har dw or k ing
healthcare workers to raise awareness
healthcar e w or kers t o r aise a w ar eness
against COVID-19 as well.
against C OVID -19 as w ell .
T
or
he w
The world is dealing with something
ld is dealing with something
lar
, and while w
e
larger than life, and while we should take
e should take
ger than lif
, r
emember
, and pr
o pause
a
some time t
y f
or
some time to pause, remember, and pray for
er
e suff
,
the well-being of all those who are suffering,
the w
ell-being of all those who ar
ing
t t
we ought to also take a moment to
w
o also take a momen
e ough
t t
o
commemorate our efforts, in a time with
c ommemor a t e our eff or ts , in a time with
n this
onsequenc
unique c
unique consequences, and turn this
es
, and tur
atmosphere of despair into one of optimism,
t
o one of optimism,
e of despair in
tmospher
a
an ticipa tion, and c our age .
anticipation, and courage.
- ARUNDHATHI R & ANUSHA DAS
ON BEHALF OF ‘SOULBEATS’
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SOULBEA
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