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The following is a list of the Gurus of the Lucknow Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Ishwari Prasad: [2] Wajid Ali Shah (1822 – 1887, Nawab of Oudh and patron of the arts) Lachhu Maharaj; Shambhu Maharaj; Maya Rao; Damayanti Joshi; Birju Maharaj; Sushmita Banerjee; Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak; Saswati Sen; Vibha Dadheech; Kathak ...
Raghav is married [7] to Kathak danseuse, choreographer Mangala Bhatt, who is the senior disciple of Pt Durga Lal Ji. They perform together and continue to take their passion for arts forward through their learning centre - Aakruti Kathak Kendra. They live in Hyderabad, India.
Maya Rao (1928–2014) – Kathak Guru; founder of Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography [2] Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan AC, (15 March 1977 – 28 November 2008) – Military officer; Dr H. N. Shubhada, educationalist
This is a list of notable people from Karnataka, India. In order to be included, a person of influence needs only to have been born in Karnataka. This article can be expanded to accommodate newly surfacing information.
Guruji Pandit Divyang Vakil is currently providing extensive rhythm training to over 500 Kathak students, dancers, artists, teachers and professionals globally who are being trained in Indian classical dance form Kathak from different Kathak Gurus; institutes and belong to different Gharanas (schools of Indian classical dance and music) of Kathak dance.
Mangala Bhatt is married to Kathak dancer and artist Raghav Raj Bhatt, [3] whom she met while training at Kathak Kendra. Raghav Raj Bhatt is a prime disciple of Padma Bhushan Pt Birju Maharaj Ji. [4] After their marriage, Mangala moved to Hyderabad, India to continue her work in Kathak. The dance duo is synonymous with Kathak. [5]
His father was the Kathak exponent, Jagannath Maharaj, popularly known as Acchan Maharaj of Lucknow gharana and the Kalka-Bindadin family in Lucknow. [6] [7] His father served as the court dancer in Raigarh princely state. [6] Maharaj started dancing early at the age of four, and was trained by his uncles, Lachhu Maharaj and Shambhu Maharaj and ...
Kathak performances include Urdu ghazal and commonly used instruments brought during the Mughal period. [5] As a result, it is the only Indian classical dance form to feature Persian elements. [6] Kathak is found in three distinct forms, called "gharana", named after the cities where the Kathak dance tradition evolved – Jaipur, Banares and ...