. ▁When ▁Ind ira ▁and ▁F ero ze ▁secret ly ▁became ▁engaged ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Sh anta ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁person ▁to ▁know ▁about ▁it . ▁So on ▁she ▁started ▁frequent ing ▁India ▁House , ▁meeting ▁up ▁with ▁Kr ish na ▁Men on ▁and ▁his ▁young ▁' Free ▁India ' ▁associ ates , ▁and ▁even ▁joined ▁a ▁dance ▁tr oupe ▁to ▁raise ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War . ▁But ▁before ▁long ▁her ▁father ▁called ▁her ▁back , ▁as ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁Europe ▁was ▁starting , ▁thus ▁ending ▁a ▁possible ▁medical ▁career . ▁ ▁Career ▁She ▁joined ▁U day ▁Sh ank ar ' s ▁' U day ▁Sh ank ar ▁India ▁Cultural ▁Centre ', ▁at ▁Sim t ola , ▁ 3   km ▁from ▁Al m ora , ▁in ▁U tt ar ak hand , ▁and ▁studied ▁B har ata ▁M uni ' s ▁N aty as ast ra ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁teachers . ▁She ▁stayed ▁there ▁till ▁it ▁closed ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁So on ▁after , ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁full - time ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Little ▁Bal let ▁Tr oupe , ▁the ▁dance ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁People ' s ▁Theatre ▁Association ▁in ▁Bomb ay ▁( now ▁M umb ai ), ▁here ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁young ▁sister s ▁D ina ▁Path ak ▁n ée ▁Gand hi ▁( 1 9 2 2 – 2 0 0 2 ) ▁and ▁Tar la ▁Gand hi . ▁The ▁bal let ▁tr oupe ▁created