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The Mind Creative Sarmishtha Sarkar is s dancer, teacher and choreographer at Ahmedabad (India). She has been trained under renowned Gurus of Bharata Natyam and has been, in the past, closely associated with Mrinalini Sarabhai’s Darpana academy. She has been the recipient of many prestigious awards and has held concerts and workshops across the world. Currently she is the director of Aavirbhaav School Of Creative Arts http://sarmishthasarkar.com/ Kate Chopin (1850 - 1904) was an American author and one of the first feminists of the 20th century. With a writing style influenced by Guy de Maupassant, she has published short stories and novels. During the mid and late 20th century, there were not many like her who were bold enough to take on subjects like she did through her writings. 5