New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- Almost every high schooler is often asked: What's your career plan? When questioned the same, 15-year-old Delhiite Ilesha Singh smiles and says: "I'm not sure where my future will take me, but I know for certain that Kuchipudi will always have a special place in my life."

A disciple of Kuchipudi gurus Raja Radha Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy, this teenager recently performed her Rangapravesham (stage debut) in the city. She is currently pursing Humanities in Class XI at Sanskriti School. "Balancing school and dance has been a difficult challenge to say the very least, but I have managed so far because of all the support and understanding from my teachers and family," says Singh, who is the daughter of Jayant Chaudhary, ...