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Jan 17, 2022 · Legendary Kathak dancer Birju Maharaj , who took the traditional Indian dance form to the world, died at his home here in the early hours of Monday, his granddaughter said. He would have been 84 next month. Maharaj-ji, as he was popularly known, died surrounded by his family and disciples. They were playing antakshari’ after dinner when he ...
Birju Maharaj was one of the exponents of the Lucknow gharana of Kathak. He was barely 15 when he began teaching. Soon, he would begin to make a name for himself on the Delhi stage.
Jan 17, 2022 · Kathak legend Pandit Birju Maharaj died at his home in Delhi in the early hours of Monday after suffering a heart attack, according to news agency PTI. He was 83. A recipient of the country’s second-highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan, he was born Brij Mohan Nath Mishra on February 4, 1937, in a well-known family of Kathak dancers.
Jan 17, 2022 · Pandit Birju Maharaj was an exponent of the Kalka-Bindadin Gharana of Lucknow. Pandit Birju Maharaj received India's second-highest civil honour, the Padma Vibhushan, in 1984 for his contributions in the field of dance. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said: "His passing is an irreparable loss to the art world.",
Jan 17, 2022 · Indian classical dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj died of a heart attack at the age of 83. According to reports, the Kathak maestro was playing with his grandsons on Sunday (16 January) at his home in ...
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Birju Maharaj was an exponent of the Kalka-Bindadin Gharana of Lucknow. He was born as Brij Mohan Nath Mishra on February 4, 1937 in a well-known Kathak dancing family. Besides father Achchan ...
Apr 1, 2021 · PRINT. “My dance is my mirror,” said Pt. Birju Maharaj, when asked about his vast repertoire of skills. Through the lockdown last year, he was busy writing Brij Shyam Kahe( So says Brij Shyam ...
