Over your seven-decade-long journey, how have you seen the art evolve, especially in engaging with contemporary social issues? Kathak, with all its technical brilliance and soulful abhinaya nuances, has always been engaging with contemporary social issues in all the ages. You have been called a pioneer for pushing the frontiers of Kathak, yet always staying true to its classicality. Kathak is my language, my medium of expression and it is through Kathak that I express myself best. Further, what others see as ‘innovation’ is but just a natural extension of expression of thought as I see it.