Harsevak was conceptualized in the great Covid pandemic over a dinner table conversation with my family, which is usually the most passionate discussion of the day. Usually it involves my parents attempts to draw out what happened in school and other activities that I am involved in, however one of the early days of lockdown in 2020, the conversation took a turn to how my mother (who is a doctor and was working in the lockdown at the community public hospital) was so pained by the state of affairs.

She described the suffering of all those who were not being able to reach hospitals, who had other issues such as loss of employment, hunger and loneliness which made it difficult for them to get medical help during that time.

I woke up from the boredom that had started setting in during these lockdown days and decided I had to do something, anything … and thus was born Harsevak….

I love the classical dance form ‘Kathak’ and feel that it gives me amazing grace and style. I love being trained by my ‘Guru –Richa Jain’ who is the ultimate goddess of Kathak!  she has helped me perform at various stage events, helped me acquire the confidence to choreograph and perform Kathak (which I fuse with contemporary dance, to make it more teenage friendly) at my school shows, assemblies and club events. It feels great when other clubs and classes also seek me out to help putting dance presentations together and I always thank heaven and her for being in my life and enriching it so much!