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List of Kathak exponents
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]
- Shambhu Maharaj 1955
- Sunder Prasad 1959
- Mohanrao Kallianpurkar 1962
- Birju Maharaj 1964
- Damayanti Joshi 1968
- Sitara Devi 1969
- Roshan Kumari 1975
- Rohini Bhate 1979
- Kumudini Lakhia 1982
- Durga Lal 1984
- Uma Sharma 1987
- Maya Rao 1989
- Rani Karnaa 1996
- Shovana Narayan 1999-2000
- Rajendra Gangani 2002
- Sunayana Hazarilal Agarwal 2003
- Saswati Sen 2004
- Munna Shukla 2006
- Shashi Sankhla 2008
- Prerana Shrimali 2009
- Vijay Shankar 2012
- Uma Dogra 2014
- Jitendra Maharaj 2016
- Puru Dadheech 2018
Padma awardees[edit]
- Shambhu Maharaj
- Uma Sharma
- Birju Maharaj
- Sitara Devi
- Gopi Krishna
- Rohini Bhate
- Shovana Narayan
- Kumudini Lakhia
- Roshan Kumari
- Puru Dadheech
Gharana founders[edit]
- Bhanuji - Founder: Jaipur Gharana
- Ishwari Prasad - Founder:Lucknow Gharana
- Janaki Prasad - Founder: Benaras Gharana
- Raja Chakradhar Singh - Founder: Raigarh Gharana
- Sundar laal paswan - Founder: Jamatpara Gharana
Lucknow gharana[edit]
The following is a list of the Gurus of the Lucknow Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Ishwari Prasad:[2]
- Adguji, Khadguji and Tularamji, sons of Ishwari Prasad
- Prakashji, Dayalji and Harilalji, sons of Adguji
- Durga Prasad, Thakur Prasad and Manji, sons of Prakashji
- Bindadinji, Kalka Prasad and Bhairon Prasadji, sons of Durga Prasad
- Wajid Ali Shah (1822 – 1887, Nawab of Oudh and patron of the arts)
- Lachhu Maharaj
- Shambhu Maharaj
- Maya Rao
- Birju Maharaj
- Sushmita Banerjee
- Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak
- NrityaShiromani Guru Bandana Sen
- Durga Arya Krüger
- Saswati Sen
- Mamta Maharaj
- Deepak Maharaj
- Jaikishan Maharaj
- Raghav Raj Bhatt
- Vibha Dadheech
- Munna Shukla
- Nandkishore Kapote
- Shila Mehta
- Prerana Deshpande
- Gauri Jog
- Sushmita Banerjee
- Deepa Devasena
- Kapila Raj
- Padma Sharma
- Subhash Dixit
- Deepa Deva
- Surendra Saikia
- Subhash Dixit
- Arjun Mishra
- Manjari Chaturvedi
- Kumkum Dhar
- Maya Kulshreastha (Maryada)
- Kumkum Adarsh
- Krishna Mohan
- Surabhi Singh
- Ram Mohan
- Pali Chandra
- Anuj Mishra
- Bhagyalaxmi Deshkar
- Sayanee Chavda
Jaipur gharana[edit]
- Bhanuji
- Kanuji
- Hari Prasad
- Hanuman Prasad
- Mohanlal Hanuman Prasad
- Chiranjilal Hanuman Prasad
- Narayan Hanuman Prasad
- Chunnilal Prasad
- Jailal Chunnilal Prasad
- Sunder Prasad (Sundar Chunnilal Prasad)
- Puru Dadheech
- Mangala Bhatt
- Pt. Kundan lal gangani
- Pt. Sundar lal Gangani
- Pt. Devi Lal
- Pt. Durga Lal
- Pt. Manish Gangani
- Pt. Harish Gangani
- Pt. Jagdish Gangani
- Pt. Rajendra Gangani
- Pt. Praveen Gangani
- Pt. Harish Gangani
Benaras gharana[edit]
The following is a list of the gurus of the Benaras Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Janaki Prasad:[2]
- Dulha Ram and Ganeshilal, brothers of Janaki Prasad
- Chunnilal, disciple of Janaki Prasad
- Biharilal, Hiralal and Puranlal, sons of Dulha Ram
- Hanuman Prasad, Shivlal and Gopalji, sons of Ganeshilal
- Nawal Kishore, Bansidhar and Omkar Prasad, sons of Hanuman Prasad
- Sukhdev, Durga Prasad and Kundanlal, sons of Shivlal
- padma shri maharaj Krishna Kumar son of gopal ji
- Ashok maharaj son of maharaj krishna kumar grandson of Gopal ji
- Vaibhav and Vasu nephew of Ashok Maharaj grandson of maharaj krishna kumar
- Pt. Sandeep Kumar Songra, great grandson of Pt. Bihari lal Ji and son of Vinod Kumar Ji
- Sitara Devi, daughter of Sukhdev
- Natraj Shri Gopi Krishna, grandson of Sukhdev Maharaj
- Jagdish kumar son of Ram lal grandson of Puran lal Ji Patiala
- Onkar kumar son of Ram lal grandson of Puran lal ji Patiala
- Pardeep kumar son of Jagdish kumar grandson of Ram lal Ji, Patiala
- Vinod Kumar Kathak, grandson son of Madan lal Ji, Patiala
- Harish Kumar Kathak, grandson of Madan Ji, Patiala
- Shrigarmani Vaibhav Joshi, Disciple of Natraj Gopi Krishna
Gurus (deceased)[edit]
Current elder/senior gurus[edit]
- Birju Maharaj
- Roshan Kumari
- Puru Dadheech
- Kumudini Lakhia
- Maya Rao (1928-2014)
- Nirupama Rajendra
- Nandini Singh
- Shama Bhate
- Prerana Shrimali
- Nandkishore Kapote
- Saswati Sen
- Rajendra Gangani
- Shovana Narayan
- Pali Chandra
Younger artists[edit]
- Manoj Maharaj Kathak
- Suchandra Banerjee
- Jaya Sharma
- Prerana Deshpande
- Manisha Gulyani
- Neha Pendse
- Akram Khan (dancer)
- Chitresh Das
- Satya Narayana Charka
- Cynthia Ling Lee
- Sayanee Chavda
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gharanas of Kathak". Nad Sadhna website. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
