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List Of Kathak Exponents
This is a list of the Sangeet Natak Akademi awards for the Indian classical dance, Indian classical dance form of ''Kathak'', as well as gurus and well-known performers. Sangeet Natak Akademi awardees *Shambhu Maharaj 1955 *Sunder Prasad 1959 *Mohanrao Kallianpurkar 1962 *Birju Maharaj 1964 *Damayanti Joshi 1968 *Sitara Devi 1969 *Roshan Kumari 1975 *Rohini Bhate 1979 *Kumudini Lakhia 1982 *Durga Lal 1984 *Uma Sharma 1987 *Maya Rao 1989 *Rani Karnaa 1996 *Shovana Narayan 1999-2000 *Rajendra Gangani 2002 *Sunayana Hazarilal, Sunayana Hazarilal Agarwal 2003 *Saswati Sen 2004 *Munna Shukla 2006 *Geetanjali Lal 2007 *Shashi Sankhla 2008 *Prerana Shrimali 2009 *Uma Dogra 2014 *Jitendra Maharaj 2016 *Puru Dadheech 2018 *Nandkishore Kapote 2020 Padma awardees *Shambhu Maharaj *Damayanti Joshi *Sitara Devi *Uma Sharma *Gopi Krishna (dancer) *Roshan Kumari *Birju Maharaj *Kumudini Lakhia *Shovana Narayan *Sunayana Hazarilal *Rani Karnaa *Puru Dadheech *Kamalini Asthana and Nalini As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in English language, English) is the national level academy for performing arts set up by the Government of India. It is an autonomous body of the Ministry of Culture (India), Ministry of Culture, Government of India. History It was set up by the Indian education ministry on 31 May 1952 and became functional the following year, with the appointment of its first chairman, Dr. P. V. Rajamannar. Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, inaugurated it on 28 January 1953 in a special function held in the Parliament of India#Building, Parliament House. The academy's List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows, Fellowship and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Award are considered very prestigious. Functions Sangeet Natak Akademi is an autonomous body of the Ministry of Culture (India), Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The academy functions as the apex body of the performing arts in the country to preserve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajendra Gangani
Rajendra Gangani is an Indian Kathak dancer known for his innovative style and technical wizardry. Gangani is one of the leading exponents of the Jaipur Gharana style of Kathak. For his contributions to the field of Kathak, Gangani received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2003 from The President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. Early life Pt.Rajendra Gangani started his training of kathak at the early age of four. Pandit Rajendra Gangani is the disciple and son of Pt. Kundanlal Gangani of Jaipur Gharana. Career Pt. Rajendra Gangani began his journey as a Kathak, Kathak dancer when he was 4 year old being son of legendary kathak exponent Kundan Lal Gangani and torch bearer of Jaipur Gharana. Rajendra completed his graduation from the Kathak Kendra, Delhi in the year 1983–84. Rajendra has choreographed several group compositions and dance dramas to standing ovations and rave reviews. He also produced a large number of thematic items like Leele-Varnan, Raag Vistaar, Tribandh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishwari Prasad
Iswari Prasad Upadhyaya (1888–1986) was an Indian historian. He was an alumnus of Aligarh Muslim University, and first graduate of the university. He dealt mainly with the Muslim rulers and governments of India, especially with the Mughal and Tughluq dynasties. He did extensive work on rulers such as Muhammad bin Tughluq, the Sultan of Delhi, Humayun, and Aurangzeb. He was born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh in a village called Kurra Chittarpur. His father Lt. Shobharam Upadhyay was head-master in a school. His father's untimely death left a very young Ishwari Prasad, a student of class 12th to look after his younger siblings. He continued his education and earned his livelihood by giving tuitions. He was a student of Agra College and while he was studying in M.A.,he was taking B.A. classes. During one of his lectures Prof. Rushbrook Williams was present & he believed that Dr. Ishwari Prasad possessed unusual qualifications as a Historian. He invited him to teach at the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamalini Asthana And Nalini Asthana
Kamalini Asthana and Nalini Asthana are a sister duo from Agra in Uttar Pradesh known for their great performances of the Benaras Gharana style of Kathak. They are also known for their contributions to the popularisation of the Benaras Gharana style of Kathak both in India and abroad. Both Kamalini and Nalini were born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Their father, B P Asthana, was in the service of the Royal Air Force and their mother, Shyama Kumari Asthana was a Hindustani vocalist. Though they were born in Agra, they were brought up in Delhi. They had their education in Delhi Kannada School run by the Mysore Government and in Venkateswara College. It was a chance meeting with Guru Jitendra Maharaj of Benares Gharana that brought Kamalini and Nalini to the world of dance and of Kathak in particular. Nalini and Kamalini began learning Kathak in 1973 and the duo's ''arangetram'' (first performance) happened in Kochi, Kerala while they were traveling with their guru. The sister duo set up th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopi Krishna (dancer)
Gopi Krishna (22 August 1935 – 18 February 1994) was an Indian Kathak dancer, actor and choreographer. He also studied Bharatnatyam. In 1952, at the age of seventeen, Gopi Krishna became one of the youngest choreographers in Hindi film history when he was hired to choreograph dances. Life and career Gopi Krishna was born into a family of kathak dancers. His maternal grandfather Pandit Sukhdev Maharaj was a teacher of Kathak and his aunt Sitara Devi was a Kathak dancer who has performed around the world. When he was 11 years old, Gopi Krishna began training under his grandfather. He also learned from Shambhu Maharaj. In addition to Kathak, Gopi Krishna learned Bharatanatyam from Mahalingam Pillai and Govind Raj Pillai. Despite suffering from chronic asthma he continued to expand his dance repertoire, receiving the title of "Nataraj" (King of Dancers) at the All Bengal Music Conference at the age of 15. In 1952, 17-year-old Gopi Krishna became one of the youngest chore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandkishore Kapote
Nandkishore Kapote is a Kathak classical dancer of Indian origin. He is a distinguished guide for one of the PhD programmes at the Tilak Maharashtra University, as well as at the Sri Sri Centre for Kathak Research (SSCARK) at Sri Sri University. Academic career In 1977–78, Kapote was awarded the National Scholarship from the Cultural Department, Government of India for learning Kathak dance. He is a recognized Ph.D. guide in Kathak dance for Tilak Maharashtra University and Lalit Kala Kendra, University of Pune. Institutions & Establishments During his academic career, Dr Kapote has aided in the creation of multiple cultural and artistic establishments. The first one, being Nadkishore Cultural Society, in 1986, and a library, Pt. Birju Maharaj Dance and Music Research Centre and Library, in 2006. He also helped establish Kathak Queen Sitara Devi Art Museum, in 2014. In 2006 Nandkishore established “Pt. Birju Maharaj Dance and Music Research Centre and Library” co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puru Dadheech
Puru Dadheech (Purushottam Dadheech, 17 July 1939) is a Kathak dancer. He is a choreographer and educator of Indian classical dance, and is known for his pioneering work in the field of Kathak. At the oldest Kathak department which was formed in 1956 at Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya Public University located in Khairagarh, Puru Dadheech instated the first Kathak syllabus in 1961. He is the holder of the first Doctorate in Kathak Classical Dance and emphasizes the relevance of Shastras (Indian Ancient Dance treatises like Natyashastra and Nandikeshvara's Abhinaya Darpana) in the Kathak repertoire. He was awarded Padma Shri, the 4th highest civilian award of India He is currently serving as the Director of the world's first dedicated Kathak research Centre at the Sri Sri University, Cuttack called Sri Sri Centre for Advanced Research in Kathak. Education Puru Dadheech studied under Guru-Shishya Parampara under Gurus Pt. Durga Prasad, Pt. Sunder Prasad as well as Pt. Nara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jitendra Maharaj
Jitendra Maharaj was an Indian dancer and a Kathak maestro. He was a recipient of Sangeet Natak Academy Award given by the government of India. Jitendra Maharaj is from Varanasi Varanasi (, also Benares, Banaras ) or Kashi, is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.* * * * The city has a syncretic tradition of I ... Gharana. He has also written on the subject in various publications. Jitendra Maharaj is the guru of Kathak dancers Nalini and Kamalini. Early life Jitendra Maharaj was a disciple of Guru Kishan Kumar Maharaj. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Maharaj, Jitendra Kathak exponents Indian male dancers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uma Dogra
Uma Dogra (born 23 April 1957) is an Indian exponent of Kathak, an Indian Classical Dance form. She is the senior most disciple of Pt. Durga Lal, the Kathak Maestro from Jaipur Gharana. She is a Kathak soloist, a choreographer and a teacher. She has been performing in India and abroad for more than 40 years. Early life She was born to Motiram and Shakuntala Sharma in Malviya Nagar in New Delhi. Uma began to dance at the age of 7 . She initially trained under Guru Bansilal and then Reba Vidyarthi at Kathak Kendra National Institute of Kathak Dance New Delhi. Later she joined Jaipur Gharana, Pt. Durga Lal. She was trained in Hindustani Classical Vocal under her father Pt. Motiram Sharma who was a sitar player and a disciple of Pt. Ravi Shankar. Career Uma Dogra is a ganda bandh shagird of Pt. Durga Lal. She learned Kathak under Reba Vidyarthi and Pt. Birju Maharaj from 1969 to 1972. From 1972 to 1984 she learned Kathak under guru Pt. Durga Lal and danced in productions S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prerana Shrimali
Prerana Shrimali is a senior dancer of Jaipur Gharana of Kathak ''Kathak'' is one of the eight major forms of Classical Indian dance, Indian classical dance. Its origin is attributed to the traveling bards in ancient northern India known as ''Kathakar'' ("storyteller"), who communicated stories from the .... Born in Banswara in Rajasthan, Shrimati Prerana Shrimali was initiated in Kathak dance by Guru Shri Kundan lal Gangani in Jaipur. Later, she was groomed in the art at Kathak Kendra, New Delhi, under the same Guru late Shri Kundan Lal Gangani of the Jaipur gharana. She has also choreographed several productions and has participated in several international dance seminars and conferences. She has also imparted training to young dancers at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya and Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra. She has served as Repertory Chief of the Kathak Kendra, Delhi from the year 2007 to 2009, and later served as a senior guru in Kathak kendra Delhi from 2012 to2017. Shrimati Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shashi Sankhla
Shashi Sankhla, (born 28 October 1948), is an exponent of the Jaipur gharana of Kathak dance in India. She is a Senior Disciple of Guru Pt. Kundan Lal Gangani Ji. She has been awarded by Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2008 in Kathak dance. She was the principal of Jaipur Kathak Kendra. Early life and background Born in the suncity Jodhpur, Rajasthan, she initiated her kathak training under the guidance of famous KATHAK Gurus Pandit Mool Chand Gometi ji and was further groomed by Pandit Mohan lal Maharaj ji and later on by Pt. Kundanlal Gangani ji of the Jaipur Gharana. She further enhanced her knowledge in the field of Bharatnatyam by Guru Pratibha Pandit, Baroda vocal music under Pt. Kshirsagar ji and acquired proficiency in playing pakhawaj under Pt. Badrinarayan Pareek ji and folk dances under Master Kasim ji. Career She started her career as a teacher at the age of 19, at the Rashtriya Kala Mandal in Jodhpur and then at Jaipur Kathak Kendra as Kathak Nritya Guru in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geetanjali Lal
Geetanjali Lal (born Geetanjali Desai; 5 Nov 1948) is an Indian Kathak dancer and choreographer. Early life and education Geetanjali Lal received formal training in Hindustani Classical music from her father, Rajnikant Desai – vocalist & professor of music and the disciple of Aftab-e-Mosiqui Ustad Faiyaz Khan of Agra Gharana. She began formal training in Kathak dance at an early age of 6, under the distinguished Kathak danseuse Roshan Kumari. Geetanjali Lal continued with her formal training in Kathak dance under stalwarts – Pandit Gopi Krishna, Shri Mohan Rao Kallianpurkar and Pandit Devi Lal of Jaipur Gharana. Career She held the post of Chief of Repertory and Director of Kathak Kendra from 2009-2012. She is a top grade artist of Doordarshan and Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi. Geetanjali is well known for her abhinaya and other features of the Jaipur gharana, like laykaari, intricate rhythmic patterns in her footwork. Geetanjali Lal had, ringing ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
