List of Kathak dancers

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

Dancer Shovana Narayan

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Padma awardees

Gharana founders

Lucknow gharana

The following is a list of the Gurus of the Lucknow Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Ishwari Prasad:[2]

Kathak Dancer Namrata Rai[3][4]

Jaipur gharana

Banaras gharana

The following is a list of the gurus of the Benaras Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Janaki Prasad:[2]

Gurus (deceased)

Current elder/senior gurus

Younger artists

References

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