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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 ...
Sitara Devi (1920-2014) also known as the 'Kathak Queen' was born in Kolkata. Her father was a Kathak performer and teacher and he played a crucial role in reforming the art of Kathak from a popular dance form associated with nautch girls and boys to classical respectability.
Nov 9, 2021 · On the occasion of her 101st birth anniversary (November 8), a biopic on Kathak exponent Sitara Devi was announced. The film is likely to be produced by Raj C Anand of Raj Anand Movies, and Sitara Devi’s son musician Ranjit Barot will also be a part of the project, sharing insights into his mother’s life.
Nov 26, 2014 · Sitara Devi was born in Kolkata into a Brahmin family of musicians and dancers originally from Banaras. She learnt kathak from her father, Sukhadev Maharaj, a Vaishnavite Sanskrit scholar and...
Nov 8, 2017 · Sitara Devi, the doyen of Kathak dance, would have celebrated her 97th birth anniversary on November 8 this year. Google, known for the fascinating illustrations it comes up with to honour significant people and historic events, decided to dedicate a doodle to the prolific dancer who died at the age of 94 on November 25, 2014.
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.
Nov 8, 2021 · Born on November 8, 1920, Sitara Devi was not just an eminent artiste but also a strong woman, who strengthened the ideology of feminism and womanhood by living life on her own terms.
Nov 8, 2021 · Described as the "Empress of dance" and a pioneering force in bringing this classical dance genre to Bollywood, Sitara Devi was the recipient of several awards, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Padma Shri and Kalidas Samman, among others.
Sitara Devi was born on 8 November 1920 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. She was an actress, known for Devdas (1936), Watan (1938) and Professor Waman M. Sc. (1938). She was married to K. Asif and Pratap Barot. She died on 25 November 2014 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Nov 25, 2014 · Indian dancing legend Sitara Devi has died in the western city of Mumbai, aged 94. Devi, who was suffering from a kidney ailment, had been admitted to a hospital where she underwent surgery...
