Archive · 23 Sep 2025
Kathak Maestro Shovana Narayan on Dance, Resilience, and Art
Shovana Narayan, a Kathak maestro, is reflecting on the upcoming LalitArpan Festival, themed "Antah-Shakti: Courage and Hope."
This festival features stories of resilience and transformation through dance.
Narayan views dance as a powerful medium for expressing emotions and addressing social issues.
She emphasizes the importance of dance as a form of expression, especially Kathak.
Over 24 years, the LalitArpan festival has offered opportunities to many, and Narayan balances her career as a dancer and a civil servant by letting each influence the other.
For her, innovation is natural and an extension of her thoughts.
The LalitArpan Festival returns with the theme 'Antah-Shakti: Courage and Hope'.
The festival includes stories of resilience, survival, and transformation.
Shovana Narayan sees dance as a way to express emotions and address social issues.
LalitArpan has run for 24 years, providing opportunities for dancers.
Narayan balances her Kathak career with her role as a civil servant.
- Who
- Shovana Narayan
- What
- Reflections on dance and the LalitArpan Festival
- When
- October 8–9, 2025 (festival dates)
- Where
- India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
- Why
- To discuss the festival's theme and the role of dance
- Event
- LalitArpan Festival
- Festival Theme
- Antah-Shakti: Courage and Hope
- Festival Dates
- October 8–9, 2025
- Location
- India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
- Featured Artiste
- Shovana Narayan
- Narration
- Kathak Maestro and Senior Civil Servant