Atul Purohit

Garba Legend · Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Atul Purohit's contribution to Garba goes far beyond performance — he is a composer, arranger, and cultural custodian who literally wrote the rulebook on modern Navratri raas competitions. His arrangements have trained thousands of dancers and his orchestral Garba style, blending traditional dhol with symphonic strings, is widely imitated but never matched.