आवाहन : Some Dialogues with the Divine

आवाहन : Some Dialogues with the Divine

This is a solo Kathak production that reimagines the act of approaching god. Not as ritual. Not as surrender. As conversation.

One dancer. Four gods. Ganesha, Shiva, Devi, and Krishna. At each door she arrives with the prayers she was taught, the rituals she was given. At each door, a different silence. And between the silences, a language that is neither fully classical nor fully contemporary, but something that happens when tradition is asked questions it was never designed to answer.

Original kavitts, Hindi poetry, and traditional Kathak compositions share space with elements that feel urgently, unexpectedly modern. The ancient and the immediate sit in the same room. Devotion and doubt share the same breath.

This is not mythology retold. It is mythology questioned. And in the space between the asking and the silence, the dancer discovers an answer that no god gave her.

About the Artist

Niral Uprit began learning Kathak at the age of five. A senior disciple of Guru Mrs. Damayanti Miradwal, she holds a Visharad with Distinction (city topper) and an Alankar from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya. She is a Guinness World Record holder from the Khajuraho Dance Festival.

Beyond the stage, Niral is the founder of Technrityam (technrityam.com), India's first digital riyaz companion for Kathak and Indian classical arts. She is a public speaker, writer, and currently studies Management Science, bringing a rare intersection of classical training, technology, and contemporary thinking to her work.

She has been a national winner at Atharva Ranbhoomi (IIM Indore), national finalist at Mood Indigo (IIT Bombay), session speaker at IIM Ranchi, performer at IIT Delhi and IIT Indore, and the youngest panelist and performer at the Bhopal Literature and Art Festival 2026.

Aavahan is her first solo kathak production, and a deeply personal exploration of what it means to seek answers when words have run out.

Audio Credits

Music Composition, Production and Vocals: Savni Bhatt

Lyrics: Smita Uprit, Savni Bhatt, Niral Uprit

Padhant: Niral Uprit, Savni Bhatt

Kathak Bols written by: Niral Uprit, Savni Bhatt and Mranal Nagar

Tabla and Pakhawaj: Vinayak Netke

Harmonium: Tanmay Mestry

Flute: Atharva Mangrulkar

Recording Engineers: Shubham Bhoot, Anand Dabre, Vedant Uttarkar

Recorded at Bhoot Mix Studio, Mumbai

Mix and Master: Anand Dabre