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Sitara Devi (born Dhanlakshmi; 8 November 1920 – 25 November 2014) was an Indian dancer of the classical Kathak style of dancing, a singer, and an actress. She was the recipient of several awards and accolades, and performed at several prestigious venues in India and abroad; including the Royal Albert Hall, London (1967) and at the Carnegie ...
Nov 9, 2021 · The danseuse had even once refused the Padma Bhushan award, country's third-highest civilian award. On the occasion of her 101st birth anniversary (November 8), a biopic on Kathak exponent Sitara Devi was announced.
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Watch a video of Sitara Devi, the legendary classical dancer of Kathak, performing a dance piece related to Holi. Learn about her life, her teachers and her contribution to the reform and respectability of Kathak as a classical art form.
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Nov 26, 2014 · Sitara Devi was a renowned kathak dancer from the Banaras gharana, who also composed and performed in films. She had a zest for life and a passion for dance, which she pursued till her last days.
Learn about Sitara Devi, the first Kathak dancer to introduce the classical art form in mainstream Bollywood. Discover her early life, career, legacy and achievements in this article by Yoshita Srivastava.
Apr 8, 2021 · When it was time for birth of the third child in the family of Sanskrit and music scholar of Banaras, Pandit Sukhdev Prasad, he specially prepared a panchang or Hindu calendar of 6 ragas and 36 ragani. He already had two daughters. The first was Alakhnanda and the second was Tara.
Remembering Sitara Devi on her birth anniversary on 8th November, the Queen of Kathak dance is as much about her fiery personality as it is about locating the legendary dancer in a wider frame. Hers is a story representative of women empowerment in the Indian performing arts, about middle-class 'respectability' and about culture during the ...
