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Pandit '''Sunder Prasad''' (died 29 May 1970<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaurijog.com/indian-dance-education/kathak/kathak-gurus|title=Gurus of Kathak Dance by Gauri Jog}}</ref>) was a guru (teacher) of – [[Jaipur Gharana]] of the Indian classical dance form, [[Kathak]]. He received his training from his father Pandit Chunnilal of [[Jaipur Gharana]].<ref name="Kothari1989">{{cite book|first=Sunil |last=Kothari|title=Kathak, Indian Classical Dance Art|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=ZAbMS6ynGJ8C}}|year=1989|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-223-9}}</ref><ref name="Walker2016">{{cite book|first=Margaret E. |last=Walker|title=India's Kathak Dance in Historical Perspective|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=CzA3DAAAQBAJ}}|date=23 May 2016|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-317-11736-0}}</ref> He also trained under Bindadin Maharaj of [[Lucknow]] Gharana. Sunder Prasad performed all over the country. Sunder Prasad was not just an artist, he is also a teacher. He taught [[Kathak]] Dance for almost 30 years in Mumbai and then shifted to [[Chennai]]. He was honoured by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi|Natak Academy]] of Delhi in the year 1958.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Indian Dancers – Nad Sadhna|url=https://nadsadhna.com/indian-music/dance-forms/biography-of-indian-dancers/|access-date=2021-11-29|language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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==Family==<br />
Prasad is the son of Chunnilal and younger brother of Pandit Jailal Misra, doyen amongst the fraternity of Jaipur Gharana of [[Kathak]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nadsadhna.com/pages/IndianMusic/Dance.asp?About=Gharanas|title=Home Page : Indian Music}}</ref> Ramgopal Misra and Jai Kumari are children of Jailal and trained under their father and uncle. Ramgopal's son Rajkumar Misra<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bhavan.net/full-time.html|title = Something went wrong!}}</ref> is a [[tabla]] player and teacher who settled in London. His daughter Kajal Misra is a Kathak performer and teacher. The youngest exponent of [[Jaipur Gharana]] of [[Kathak]], carrying on the legacy are Saberi Misra and Trina Roy, daughters of Rajkumar and Kajal respectively.<br />
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==Career==<br />
In the 1930s Prasad established Maharaj Bindadin School of [[Kathak]] in Bombay (now Mumbai). After spending time training in Mumbai and Chennai, he settled in Delhi in 1958 and joined the Bharatiya Kala Kendra (later, [[Kathak Kendra]])<ref>[http://kathakkendra.org/faculty.html Kathakkendra faculty]</ref> He was honoured by the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] in 1959 for his lifelong contribution to the Kathak Dance field.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaurijog.com/indian-dance-education/kathak/kathak-gurus/|title=Gurus of Kathak Dance by Gauri Jog}}</ref><br />
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During his career, Pt. Sunder Prasad has taught the nuances of Jaipur Gharana to many students, notable amongst them is Dr. Pandit [[Puru Dadheech]] Kathak scholar and Senior Kathak exponent.<ref>{{cite book|title=Kathak Syllabi |date=1997 |isbn=978-81-900056-7-8 |publisher=Bindu Prakashan}}</ref><br />
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