KOLLAM: Swatishri Nandana's brother and disciple Adityan's loving advice to her, who was devastated when her other half was lost, was 'Be positive'. The words that called Swatishri back to life. Vishnu Unnikrishnan, husband of Swatishri who was the third ranker of Swathi Tirunnal Music College, was robbed by death eight months ago.

Swatishri returned to the dance floor as the guru of Adityan, her husband's relative. The death happened during this. Adityan's B grade in Kuchipudi under the tutelage of Swatishri is worth more than a gold medal. Adityan contested in HS section Kuchipudi. Swatishri Nandana's son is five-year-old Kashinath. A Adityan is a 9th-class student of Aryanad Govt VHSS, Thiruvananthapuram.

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At present, 80 children are learning dance at Sivanandana School of Dance, which was started fourteen years ago. Of these, 30 students are studying for free. During her school days, Swatishri was active in arts festivals. Swatishri came to the dance floor following the footsteps of her brother AB Anandu. She completed her graduation in 2018. In 2019, she got married to Vishnu Unnikrishnan after overcoming the opposition of her family. With the birth of the son, the ice of discord melted. Vishnu, who had been an expatriate for two years, died last April.