Gauhar Jamil (born Ganesh Nath; c. 1925 – 21 September 1980) was a Bangladeshi dancer.
Career
Jamil took dance lessons from
Uday Shankar
Uday Shankar (8 December 1900 – 26 September 1977) was an Indian dancer and choreographer, best known for creating a fusion style of dance, adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian cla ...
, Sharbashree Maruthappa Pillai, Bal Keshta Menon, Ramnarayan Mitra, and Bhaskar Dev.
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Jamil taught dance lessons at Shilapakala Bhavan, ]Bulbul Lalitakala Academy
Bulbul Lalitakala Academy (now known as Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts or BAFA) is an institution of fine arts established in Dhaka on 17 May 1955, founded by Begum Afroza BulBul, wife of Bulbul Chowdhury
Bulbul Chowdhury (1 January 1919 – 17 Ma ...
, and Qamrunnessa School. Jamil married Rawshan Jamil
Rawshan Jamil (8 May 1931 – 14 May 2002) was a Bangladeshi actress and dancer. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in the dance category in 1995 and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film '' Noyonmoni'' ( ...
in 1952.[
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References
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1920s births
1980 deaths
Bangladeshi male dancers
Recipients of the Ekushey Padak
Road incident deaths in Bangladesh
Modern dancers