List of Kathak dancers

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This is a list of the Sangeet Natak Akademi awards for the Indian classical dance form of Kathak, as well as gurus and well-known performers.

Sangeet Natak Akademi awardees[edit | edit source]

Dancer Shovana Narayan

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Padma awardees[edit | edit source]

Gharana founders[edit | edit source]

Lucknow gharana[edit | edit source]

The following is a list of the Gurus of the Lucknow Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Ishwari Prasad:[3]

Kathak Dancer Namrata Rai[4][5]

Jaipur gharana[edit | edit source]

Banaras gharana[edit | edit source]

The following is a list of the gurus of the Benaras Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Janaki Prasad:[3]

Gurus (deceased)[edit | edit source]

Current elder/senior gurus[edit | edit source]

Younger artists[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "SNA || List of Awardees". www.sangeetnatak.gov.in. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Vijai Shankar - Akademi Award: Kathak" (PDF). www.sangeetnatak.gov.in.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Gharanas of Kathak". Nad Sadhna website. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Namrata Rai: Uniting Cultures with Kathak". 8 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Namrata Rai- Famous Kathak Dancer in India". www.namratarai.com.
  6. ↑ "Kathak dancer, Namrata Rai performs in front of the 1000 year old". 21 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Namrata Rai". 25 October 2008.
  8. ↑ "C.G.I.Birgunj organized a Kathak Dance performance by Ms. Namrata Rai & her troups". 28 January 2023.
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