Is sitting together and singing bhajans the only way to connect with the higher force? Singer Kavita Paudwal doesn’t think so. According to her, devotion can also be experienced the way we experience life — “freely and without inhibition”. She is attempting to reshape people’s expression of spirituality with ‘Kirtan clubbing’ — a format she describes as “not satsang, not clubbing”. Having begun her kirtan clubbing events earlier this year, she held her latest session on May 3 at Ajivasan Hall in Mumbai. In a chat with mid-day, she discusses blending spiritual depth with contemporary energy, and initiating this cultural shift.

Excerpts from the interview.