"In India, the arts do not form the cherry on the cake; they form the yeast. It is only in the last hundred years that we, in copying the West, have shifted arts from this integral role in society to being entertainment – and, therefore, frivolous; therefore, extracurricular in school, rather than part of the curriculum; and extracurricular in life, rather than the core of it."
- - Mallika Sarabhai, Indian celebrity, performer and activist,
"Art for Social Change," Oct. 10, 2010.
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