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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 ...
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
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.
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.
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 ...
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. [1] He is the holder of the first Doctorate in Kathak Classical Dance and emphasizes the relevance of Shastras (Indian Ancient Dance treatises like ...
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]
Due to different circumstances of her learning, geographical, intellectual, temporary, among others, Rohini could experiment freely in Kathak, applying her musical and intellectual interests. [7] Bhate founded the Nrityabharati Kathak Dance Academy at Pune in 1947. [1] Over the last six decades she trained hundred of dancers from her academy. [3]