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A confident Shanti Pereira is a great story for kids to hear

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Shanti Pereira with her sisters, Valerie, left, and Shobi, behind her, and a bunch of kids at an event at Cafe Melba at the Goodman Arts Centre.

Shanti Pereira (in cap and holding up peace sign) with her sisters and a bunch of kids at an event at Cafe Melba at the Goodman Arts Centre.

ST PHOTO: ARUN KRISHNAN

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Of all the things a human can wear, nothing, no perfume nor shoes nor jewellery is as appealing as confidence. It is not tangible and yet you can sense it. It’s there in a person’s calm certainty or sometimes in their easy authority. With Shanti Pereira, though, whose best work is done with her feet, it’s fitting you can tell a new confidence in her walk.

Is that a spring to her stride? A stronger faith in her step? Has assurance shoved aside an old hesitance?

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