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Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak (1905 – 2001) was a classical dancer and teacher.


Early life

Ghulam Hussain was born in
Calcutta Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commer ...
in a syed family. Initially he was in Agha Hashar's drama company later he once saw Acchan mahraj's performance there first time this was his first encounter with Kathak. After the downfall of drama in 1930 as an art, he along with other artists gathered there in Rampur where he became ganda band disciple of Acchan Maharaj and learnt from him.


Migration to Pakistan

Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak migrated to
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after the partition and lived there before moving to Lahore in his later years. He has been a major exponent in the arts and teaching of classical
kathak Kathak ( hi, कथक; ur, کتھک) is one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance. It is the classical dance from of Uttar Pradesh. The origin of Kathak is traditionally attributed to the traveling bards in ancient northern Ind ...
dance in Pakistan, for over four decades.


Legacy

Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak was the guru of Pakistani classical dancer Nahid Siddiqui, Nighat Chaodhry.
Fasih Ur Rehman Fasih Ur Rehman is a professional dancer of classic dance Kathak, disciple of Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak for 20 years, (1977-1998) in Lahore, Pakistan, and later continued his studies with Kumudini Lakhia in London and Ahmedabad, India.
, a discipline of Ghulam Hussain, has been carrying on his legacy.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kathak, Maharaj Ghulam Hussain 1905 births 2001 deaths Dance teachers Dance in Pakistan Artists from Kolkata Muhajir people People from Karachi People from Lahore Recipients of the Pride of Performance Nigar Award winners Pakistani male dancers