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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 ...
The Lucknow Gharānā, also known as "Purab Gharâna" for tabla, is a discipleship tradition ("gharana") with a tabla legacy and Kathak legacy. These two traditions are known for being one of the six major gharanas of tabla and three gharanas of kathak.
Puru Dadheech studied under Guru-Shishya Parampara under Gurus Pt. Durga Prasad, Pt. Sunder Prasad as well as Pt. Narayan Prasad. [5] [6] Dadheech is the first [citation needed] Doctorate (D.Mus.) in Kathak in the world. Research dissertation Kathak Nritya ka Udbhav aur Vikas by Prayag Sangeet Samiti. [7]
She held the post of Chief of Repertory [7] and Director of Kathak Kendra from 2009-2012. [8] She is a top grade artist of Doordarshan and Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi. [8] Geetanjali is well known for her abhinaya and other features of the Jaipur gharana, like laykaari, intricate rhythmic patterns in her footwork.
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 ...
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 ...
Pandit Shambhu Maharaj (1910 – 4 November 1970) was a Guru of the Lucknow Gharana (school) of the Indian classical dance form, Kathak. [1].Padma Shree Award -1958 Sangeet Natak Academic Award -1967
Acharya Pratishtha has written 5 books on Kathak and Yoga. [8] Her first book was published “DIABETES, Why Die-a-bit-ease?” at the age of 25. She wrote first bilingual book on Bahasa Indonesia and English “Essential elements of kathak” Published by Indian Embassy in Indonesia,Ministry of External Affairs.