Acclaimed Kathak artist Shruti Gupta danced her way to glory in mid June at the five Himalayan passes between Manali & leh, creating a record of sorts. These passes are Rohtang la, Baralacha la, Nakee la, lachulung la & Tanglang la.
Shruti, whose name has already figured in the Book of Records for dancing at the highest altitude earlier, started her journey on June 15 and finished on June 16 in leh. This is her third record as earlier she did it in the year 2015 and 2016 at Baralacha pass and Khardungla Pass respectively.
She sad she is the first artist in the world who made Himalaya her dancing stage where temperature hovers in minus in the summer also and moreover wind blows at a high speed. Apart from this, oxygen level is also low creating problems for dancing at high altitude of the Himalaya Passes. Undeterred, she has been dancing at the Himalayas with a renewed zeal.
"The main theme of this project was to create awareness and inspire people to save Mother Nature," Shruti said.
At Tanglang la, she gave tribute to Indian Armed forces by doing Kathak recital on Vande Mataram on the music of Grammy award winner Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.
The stage of her dance recital were Rohtang Pass at 13,050 feet, Baralacha Pass at 16,040 feet, Nakee la at 15,547 feet, lachulung la at 16,616 feet and Tanglang la (17,582 feet).