sam and the audience ten feet away knew that a new tukda was about to begin but now fifty of us did the same movement with the same precision; the audience even two hundred feet away knew and understood. Yes, we connected to many because we were many presenting one. We simply enlarged ourselves by being many more of us and we engulfed the stage." - Meaning and context.">
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When he changed over from solo form to group ballet of synchronized action and rhythm thus creating a dynamic impact on the audience in Raksha Bharadia (2006), Me A Handbook For Life, pages: 179–, publisher: Rupa & Company, ISBN: 978-81-291-1058-9
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Earlier one person would do a sam and the audience ten feet away knew that a new tukda was about to begin but now fifty of us did the same movement with the same precision; the audience even two hundred feet away knew and understood. Yes, we connected to many because we were many presenting one. We simply enlarged ourselves by being many more of us and we engulfed the stage.

— Birju Maharaj

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Earlier one person would do a sam and the audience ten feet away knew that a new tukda was about to begin but now fifty of us did the same movement with the same precision; the audience even two hundred feet away knew and understood. Yes, we connected to many because we were many presenting one. We simply enlarged ourselves by being many more of us and we engulfed the stage." in the context of "When he changed over from solo form to group ballet of synchronized action and rhythm thus creating a dynamic impact on the audience in Raksha Bharadia (2006), Me A Handbook For Life, pages: 179–, publisher: Rupa & Company, ISBN: 978-81-291-1058-9" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Birju Maharaj

Brijmohan Mishra (Hindi: बृजमोहन मिश्र) (4 February 1938 – 17 January 2022), popularly known as Pandit Birju Maharaj (Hindi: पंडित बिरजू महाराज), was a legendary Indian dancer of Kathak style of dancing of the Lucknow Kalka-Bindadin gharana and has earned the sobriquet “Kathak dance Wizard”. Apart from dancing, he was a virtuoso singer of Hindustani classical music. His choreographing skills has taken the Kathak dance to peak of popularity. He has founded the Kalashram, an instituion to promote Kathak dance form. He has been honoured with Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award, in addition to several prestigious awards.