LALITHA ,ONE OF THE TRAVANCORE SISTERS BORN 1930 DECEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 23,1982
LALITHA ,ONE OF THE TRAVANCORE SISTERS BORN 1930 DECEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 23,1982 Dance, India, Real People, Woodman Family » Lalitha of the Travancore Sisters February 5, 2013 | 9 Comments | Betsy Woodman We were the new kids on the block in 1953, the block being Edward Elliot Rd (now Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai) and the city being Madras (now Chennai.) It could have been a difficult adjustment–but instead, it was like falling into a warm bath. This was largely because of the kindess of our hospitable next-door neighbors–the mom, Saraswati Amma, her three daughters, Lalitha, Padmini, and Ragini, their brother, Chandran, and their cousins, Ambika and Sukumari. We were still learning the ropes and no doubt made gaffes right and left, but not to worry, they made allowances! In their publicity photos the three sisters–India’s beloved Travancore Sisters–look breathtakingly glamorous, but in real life they were girl-next-door-wholesome and unaffected, and nice as could be...