I am a fleeting moment in time: Kathak Guru Shovana Narayan

Author:   Maya Parijat
Publisher:   Unknown
ISBN:  

9788199171206


Pages:   412
Publication Date:   12 September 2025
Format:   Hardback
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I am a fleeting moment in time: Kathak Guru Shovana Narayan


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What do you get when a senior bureaucrat moonlights as a Kathak virtuoso? In Shovana’s case—raised eyebrows, dropped jaws, and the occasional—‘Files and footwork?’, ‘Do you sign files mid-spin?’ ‘Meetings in a lehenga?’, ‘Do your staff clap in tala when you walk in?’ Her answer: discipline, ruthless time management, and zero overlap… though the idea of a meeting with rhythmic tatkaar was tempting. But this isn’t just a story of multitasking—it’s about making ‘Why not both?’ a life motto. Shovana didn’t just juggle two demanding careers—she rewrote the rulebook. Passionate about dance, fascinated by physics and maths, she chose both and excelled. She married Austrian ambassador Dr Herbert Traxl on her own terms, balancing two cultures, two careers, and a long-distance marriage with equal grace. In the 1970s, she even broke taboo by giving mukhagni to her father—an act of fierce love and quiet rebellion. This book is more than her story. It’s a challenge to every ‘either-or’ in life, a celebration of passion and profession coexisting.

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Author:   Maya Parijat
Publisher:   Unknown
Imprint:   Unknown
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9788199171206


ISBN 10:   8199171200
Pages:   412
Publication Date:   12 September 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Maya ‘Parijat’ is a bilingual author whose engagement with the creative expression spans over two decades, embracing romance, fiction, poetry, short stories, and biographies.

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