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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 ...
सितारा देवी. सितारा देवी (8 नवम्बर, 1920 – 25 नवम्बर, 2014) भारत की प्रसिद्ध कत्थक नृत्यांगना थीं। जब वे मात्र १६ वर्ष की थीं, तब उनके नृत्य को ...
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.
Sitara Devi was an eminent Indian dancer of the classical Kathak style of dancing. Rabindranath Tagore described her as Nritya Samragni ( नृत्य सम्राज्ञी ), meaning the ...
Jan 12, 2015 · Sitara Devi can be credited for shifting public opinion in favour of Kathak by perhaps being the first Brahmin woman to perform in public in the 1930s. Sitara Devi was symbolic of the ethos of the national movement.
Sep 26, 2012 · Sitara Devi is a well known classical Kathak dancer of India, born at the day of great Indian festival Diwali in Kolkata in 1920. As she was born on Dipawali, she has also named as Dhanalakshmi (nickname of which is Dhanno). She belongs to the Brahmin family of the Varanasi. Her father, Sukhadev Maharaj, was also a Kathak performer and teacher.
Sitara Devi was a Kathak pioneer who first introduced the classic art form in mainstream Bollywood. Her performances across the globe contributed to turning Kathak into a respectable dance form and brought it global recognition.
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.
Sitara Devi was born in Kolkata (then Calcutta) on 8 November 1920, which in that year coincided with the festival of Dhanteras, the eve of the Indian festiv...
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...
