In 1985 Lata Pada and her family decided to take an extended vacation to India . On 23 June of that year Vishnu Pada and daughters Arti and Brinda died in the bombing of Air India Flight 182 . Lata Pada was not aboard since she left on an earlier date to tour India for Bharatanatyam recitals in Bangalore and across India ; Lata was in Mumbai rehearsing for her tour , while her husband and daughters stayed behind in Sudbury , Ontario because Brinda was graduating from high school ; afterwards the three flew on Air India 182 . Lata Pada became a spokesperson for the families of the victims . Lata Pada expressed disappointment in the Canadian government 's investigation of the Air India incident . After the crash she created the dance piece " Revealed By Fire " in remembrance of the incident . Pada received a master 's degree in fine arts from York University in 1997
Air India Flight 182
Air India Flight 182
Lata Pada