List of kathak dancers with names
Kathak dancers of india.
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List of kathak dancers with names
Bindadin Maharaj
Acharya Vrindavan Prasad ji, also known as Bindadin Maharaj ji was one of the most famous Gurus of Kathak in Lucknow Gharana. He was the eldest out of the three sons of Maharaj Durga Prasad ji, whose brother Maharaj Thakur ji was a dancer in the court of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah.
He was born in 1838 and died in 1918.
He started his training at the age of 9 years, and only received training in “Tigda Dig Dig Thei’ (foot-work) for 4 years, which would go on for 12 hours. On the strength of his practice, at a very young age, he confronted the famous pakhawaj player, Pt.
Kudau Singh. Bindadin Maharaj ji made new parans with great speed and simplicity, and his expressions were also very beautiful. He was also skilled in performing many types of aspects of dance, such as spreading gulaal and creating a picture while dancing, or dancing on a sword.
Bindadin Maharaj ji was also a singer of high reputation - it is said that he has composed o