A sense of revolt and change is ever present in most practicing artists. It is this spirit of adventure that makes Art a mirror of its time. It is a common practice amongst all aged persons to condemn the changes of their present days and praise their good old days. But when the changes get settled in the patterns of art, there are no more voices denigrating erstwhile changes, 

because they have become one with tradition! And so life goes on, art marches on and culture passes on. The fourth is a school of mere innovators who do not believe in any form of tradition. There is the strange view that all traditions are hindrances to the natural growth of a human being. They believe in full freedom in all arts. They try to build mammoth structures on the sandy beaches of changing patterns. True, they have a dynamic and adventurous spirit. But mere dynamism and adventure without an aim will never produce any lasting results. Bharata Natyam is firmly established on the bedrock of classicism and tradition.

Otherwise it cannot be called by that name. Hence, introducing innovations completely will no longer make the creations, experiments in Bharata Natyam. Call them anything but not Bharata Natyam. A via media is therefore an absolute necessity in our ever-changing modern times. A happy blend of tradition and a spirit of innovation will go a long way in increasing the wealth of our modern dance art.