Gita Natyam

Bhagavad Gita through Natya: A workshop

Gita Natyam 

Bhagavad Gita - Chapter 1 through Natya

What if you could experience a shloka-not just read or hear it?

Gita Natyam brings together Bhagavad Gita and Bharatanatyam through Natya, storytelling, mudras, music, educational film, shloka recitation and participation.

Across four sessions, experience Chapter 1 of the Bhagavad Gita - Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga in a way that makes the text easier to see, understand and remember.

No prior knowledge of Bharatanatyam or the Bhagavad Gita is required.

24–27 September | 4-Day Interactive Workshop
Day 1–2: 1 hour | Day 3-4: 1.5 hours

What will you Learn?

DAY 1  - Enter the World of Natya

• What is Natya?

• Nritta • Nritya • Natya

• Hasta Mudras

• Tell a story using Hastas

DAY 2 - Enter the World of the Gita

• Gita Dhyanam & the context of the Gita

• Why does the Gita begin here?

• Pushpanjali to Krishna

• Experience the first shloka through Natya

DAY 3 - Experience Chapter 1

• Krishna as Charioteer

• Arjuna's shock & sorrow

• The principal conches

• Duryodhana's actions

• Selected shlokas through Natya + educational film

DAY 4 - Express & Reflect

• Reflection + quick learning check

• Present a shloka through Natya

• OR recite a shloka with its meaning

🎬 A glimpse of Gita Natyam

https://gumlet.tv/watch/68b2794fb50377efedae1833/

See how the Bhagavad Gita comes alive through Natya.

https://gumlet.tv/watch/68b2794f14a50ac86347fb67/

See learning through participation—not just performance.

See the story

Understand what is happening in Chapter 1—not just memorise verses.

Learn through experience

Watch • listen • participate • express.

Remember better

Use movement, mudras, music, story and recitation to make learning memorable.

Connect with the human experience

Encounter Arjuna's confusion, sorrow and dilemma in a way you can relate to.

Take your first step into the Gita

Leave with greater curiosity to explore the Bhagavad Gita more deeply.