New Delhi, Jan 17 (TIWN) Kathak exponent and retired bureaucrat Shovana Narayan met Pandit Birju Maharaj, her guru, just a week ago and she'll carry that memory with her forever.

"We sat down and we started laughing," Narayan recalled in a conversation with IANS. "We were holding each other's arms and hugging each other very lightly. He asked me, 'Does you son remember me?'"

She then explained why the maestro asked her this question. "Actually, when my son was very young, he told Maharaj ji to his face that he would not learn dancing as it was meant for girls only and did not suit men. Maharaj ji used to laugh whenever he remembered this incident."