Indira has developed an innovative idea of breaking communication barrier in understanding the lyrics or texts of Bharata Natyam items among non-South Indian audiences. She has composed many Bharata Natyam items based on popular lyrics of regional languages of North India and verses from the Gita and the The Bible. In her novel venture she has adopted Bhajans of Tulsidas, poems and lyrics of eminent artists and poets like Rabindra Nath Tagore, Bhupen Hazarika, Jyotiprasad Agarwala, Bishnu Rava, Parbati Prasad Baruva in her Bharata Natyam repertoire which are very popular. Her efforts in this direction has been hailed as a secular approach to Indian cultural integration.