List of Kathak dancers
This is a list of the Kathak gurus and well known performers. Traditionally, there are three gharanas this Indian classical dance form: Lucknow, Jaipur and Benaras.
Gharana Founders
- Bhanuji - Founder: Jaipur Gharana
- Ishwari Prasad - Founder:Lucknow Gharana
- Janaki Prasad - Founder: Benaras Gharana
- Raja Chakradhar Singh - Founder: Raigarh Gharana
Gurus of 3 gharanas
Lucknow gharana
The following is a list of the Gurus of the Lucknow Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Ishwari Prasad:[1]
- Adguji
- Khadguji
- Tularamji
- Prakashji
- Dayalji
- Harilalji
- Durga Prasad
- Thakur Prasad
- Mansinghji
- Bindadin Maharaj
- Kalka Prasad Maharaj[2]
- Bhairon Prasadji
- Wajid Ali Shah
- Achhan Maharaj
- Lachhu Maharaj
- Shambhu Maharaj
- Birju Maharaj [3]
- Krishna Mohan Maharaj
- Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak
- Ram Mohan Maharaj
- Guru Bandana Sen [4]
- Saswati Sen
- Jai Kishan Maharaj
- Suchandra Banerjee
- Deepak Maharaj
- Mamta Maharaj
- Rujuta Soman [3]
- Prerana Deshpande [4]
- Prajakta Atre Raj
- Maulik Shah [5]
- Ishira Parikh [6]
- Dr. Madhukar Anand
Jaipur gharana
The following is a list of the Gurus of the Jaipur Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Bhanuji:[1]
- Maluji
- Laluji
- Kanuji
- Gidhaji
- Shejaji
- Dulhaji
- Hari Prasad
- Hanuman Prasad
- Mohanlal
- Chiranjilal
- Jailal Ji
- Narayan Prasad
- Shyamlal
- Chunnilal
- Durga Prasad
- Tirath Ram Azad
- Govardhan
- Charan Girdhar Chand
- Tej Prakash Tulsi
- Sunder Prasad
- Kundan Lal Gangani
- Manish kumar gangani
- Durga Lal
- Girdhari Lal Panwar
- Ram Gopal Misra
- Guru Susmita Misra
- Kajal Misra(Roy)
- Harish gangani barodawale
- Jagdish gangani
- Rajendar gangani
- Rujuta Soman [http:// www.rujutasoman.com]
- Prerana Deshpande [7]
- Praveen gangani
- Harish gangani
- Aacharyaa Pratishtha [8]
- Rani Karnaa (Nayak)
- Brojo kumar banerjee
- Jai kumari devi ( daughter of jailal maharaj)
- Uma Sharma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kum_Uma_Sharma) http://www.uma-sharma.com/
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Benaras gharana
The following is a list of the Gurus of the Benaras Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Janaki Prasad:[1]
- Chunnilal
- Dulharam
- Ganeshilal
- Biharilal ji
- vinod kumarji
- Sohan lalji
- krishan lal ji
- Mohan lal ji
- Gopalji
- Maharaj krishan kumar
- Sunayana hazarilal
- Aditi Yadav
- Sandeep kumar
- Shankar lal ji
- puran lal ji
- Sitara Devi
- Natraj Gopi Krishna
- Vaibhav Joshi
- Rajendra Chaturvedi
- Akhilesh Chaturvedi
Raigarh gharana
- Pt. Kartikram
- Pt. Kalyaandas Mahant
- Pt. Phirtu Maharaj
- Pt. Barmanlal
- Pt. Ramlal
- Ram Murti Vaishnav
- Dr. Bhagwan Das Manik Mahant(disciple of Pt. Kalyan Das Mahant)
- Basanti Vaishnav
- Sunnel Vaishnav
- Dr. Jyoti Bakshi
- Dr. Neeta Geharwal
- Saridhdha Chaudhari
- V. Anuradha Singh
- Alpana Vajpeyi
- Suchitra Harmalakar
- Chetana Jyotishi
- Dr. Vijya Sharma
- Dr. Mohini Manik Mahant
- Manav Mahant
Gurus (deceased)
Current (Elder) Gurus
(in order of seniority)
- Pt. Sundarlal Gangani
- Pt.Birju Maharaj
- Pt.Girdhari Maharaj
- Pt. Manish Gangani
- Pt. Shyamal Maharaj
- Roshan Kumari ji
- Kumudini Lakhia [5]
- Maya Rao
- Guru Bandana Sen [6]
- Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak
- Smt. Reba Vidyarthi
- Smt Rani Karnaa (Nayak)[www.ranikathak.net/ website ]
- Pratap Pawar
- Nandini Singh
- Geetanjali Lal
- Shakti Bhatnagar Roberts[9]
- Chitresh Das /website
- Maulik Shah [10]
- Ishira Parikh [11]
- Satya Narayana Charka
- Parwati Dutta [12]
- Rujuta Soman [13]
- Prerana Deshpande [14]
- Bachan Lal Mishra[7]
- Vijai Shankar
- Mukta Joshi
- Asha Joglekar
- Sushmita Misra
- Manjiri Deo
- Vaibhav Joshi [www.vaibhavjoshi.com]
- Nandakishore Kapote
- Harish gangani barodawale
- Jagdish gangani
- Rajendra Gangani
- Praveen gangani
- Harish gangani
- Hemant Panwar
- Ms.Anurag Verma-Jaipur,Rajasthan
- Shovana Narayan
- Guru Chitra Venugopal [15]
- Samruddhi Joshi
- Rajendra Chaturvedi [16]
- Hasita Oza [8]
(Younger Artists)
- Aditi Yadav
- Suchandra Banerjee
- Aacharyaa Pratishtha Sharma (dancer)[9]
- Gauri Jog (dancer)[10]
- jagdish gangani barodawale
- Rajendra Gangani
- Ms. Anurag Verma Jaipur
- Parveen Gangani
- Parwati Dutta
- harish gangani
- Prerana Deshpande
- Gowry Krubakhari
- Manisha Gulyani
- Asawaree Patankar
- Maulik Shah
- Ishira Parikh
- Dr. Tina Tambe[11]
- Neha Pendse
- Akram Khan (dancer)[12]
- V.Anuradha Singh
- Alpana Vajpeyi
- Vaibhav Joshi
- Sharanya Ray
- Rajendra Chaturvedi
- Akhilesh Chaturvedi
- Hasita Oza [13]
- Mrs. Ramaa Manjrekar (Ms. Shilpa Sawale)[14]
- Namrata Rai[15]
- Poonam Shyam[16]
References
www.vedinstitute.org - Benaras Gharana
- ^ a b c "Gharanas of Kathak". Nad Sadhna website. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ Kalika- Achchan-Birju
- ^ / Birju Maharaj website
- ^ / Guru Bandana Sen website
- ^ /website
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- ^ http://dancewithyoga.googlepages.com/
- ^ http://www.gaurijog.com/
- ^ http://www.tinatambe.com/
- ^ http://www.akramkhancompany.net/
- ^ http://www.kathakbeat.com/
- ^ http://www.taurya.com/
- ^ http://www.namratarai.com/
- ^ http://www.trishna.ch/
Kathak dance School Jaipur India Manisha Gulyani Kathak Artiste Namrata Rai Poonam Shyam
Gopi Krishna Kathak institute http://www.gopikrishnakathak.com Ninad Center for Performing Arts, Mumbai