Bihar's Got Moves!

The quiet and dark streets in my neighborhood are suddenly filled with sparkling lights, colorful flags and songs blaring in every corner. Normally a rather quiet neighborhood, has suddenly come alive and transformed itself.  You can taste the festive spirit in the air. Women roaming the streets in their finest gold bordered saris and kids manning the little temples that have sprung up everywhere to celebrate Saraswati Pooja. 

My neighbor's kids were performing at their coaching class cultural show and I decided to go check it out. I was amazed at the talent in this little crowded room. With make shift curtains and bed sheets as their backdrops, these kids certainly proved that Biharies can dance!

Where are the neighbors' kids Nishant and Chotu? Well, the kid who was going to play the 'baba' the holy saint ran home because he got nervous. Without the saint, the followers (Nishant and Chotu) had no one to follow and so the play never took stage. They promised a private performance once the saint memorizes his lines.

P.S. Apologies for the side way videos - it was hard to tape the kids while avoiding heads and jabbing the person next to me. It took over 5 hours to post these...so hope you'll enjoy them as much as I did!