I had not even heard his name.
He was a person who was living his passion!
I was told his initial session was sold out in a few minutes. Shehzaan Khan announced a few more sessions at a later date.
My niece who stays at Ambala told me about him. A class 11 student, she is a good dancer and wanted to be a part of this event.
She came all the way to Gurgaon for the event. I went to drop her to the venue. I had no plans to stay back but was caught up in the energy flowing in the arena.
The previous session had not yet ended and I could see at a distance the faces of a new India, naya Hindustan and a new Bharat.
I saw young boys and girls grooving to the music in perfect symphony.
I relived a few moments of my relatively younger days.
I remembered my time when I had enrolled for dance class at Chanakyapuri in Delhi. This was the year 2001 after having graduated from IIM Indore. I continued for a few weeks and then dropped out – it wasn’t my passion.
I didn’t have any specific reason to enroll for the classes. It may have been to impress someone (I was unmarried at that time).
In any case, dance for me was a means to an end and not an end itself, the reason I gave it up so effortlessly.
Khan’s previous session had come to an end by this time. I saw people making a beeline to take a selfie with him.
It was an emotional moment for most of them. I am sure many of them would have travelled a long way to be here.
I could see the passion in their eyes.
The happiness on their faces made me smile. These were mainly students in their late teens or early 20s.
They were not here to impress someone but to experience real joy.
Which is the one activity which transcends you to a different world?
You need to indulge in that activity more often!
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