Kathak Dancer

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  Teenager From Maharashtra Dances For 127 Hours, Breaks World Record

  By dancing continuously for 127 hours with only minor interruptions, a 16-year-old Maharashtrian girl broke a Guinness World Record.

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  Pandit Birju Maharaj, Legendary Kathak Dancer, Dies At 83

  Kathak legend Pandit Birju Maharaj diedof heart attack late on Sunday. He was 83.

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  Viral: A Kathak Dancer's Performance On Hope Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

  A Delhi-based woman's performance symbolising hope in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus crisis has gone viral on social media, striking a chord with thousands.

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  Dancer Says Performance Cut Short Over 'Qawwali' At UP Government Event

  Renowned Kathak dancer Manjari Chaturvedi was allegedly forced to stop her performance midway at an event organised by the Uttar Pradesh government in Lucknow on Thursday evening, allegedly because she was performing on a "qawwali" - a form of Sufi devotional music.

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  Veeru Krishnan Dies, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Others Tweet Tributes

  Veeru Krishnan is best known for his work in Raja Hindustani, Dulhe Raja, Akele Hum Akele Tum and Ishq

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  Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards: President Honours 42 Artistes

  Noted flautist (flute player) Rajendra Prasanna, Kathak dancer Shobha Koser, folk singer Anwar Khan Manganiyar, and Odissi dancer Sujata Mohapatra among others were conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards by President Ram Nath Kovind today.

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  Kathak Dancer Arrested For Posing As Ministry Official To Seek Favours

  A Kathak dancer's greed for availing government perks and privileges by posing as an official of the Ministry of Culture landed him in police net, said an officer from the Crime Branch.

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  Google Doodle Celebrates Birthday Of Kathak Legend Sitara Devi

  Google Doodle today celebrates the birth anniversary of eminent Kathak dancer Sitara Devi. Born on November 8, 1920, Sitara Devi has been described as Nritya Samragini by Rabindranath Tagore when she was just 16 years old.

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  This 'Kala Chashma' Makeover By Kathak Dancers Is All Things Brilliant

  What happens when one of the most popular tracks of 2016 gets an all new classical makeover? Absolute magic. A video shared on Facebook a few hours ago shows three Kathak dancers performing to Baar Baar Dekho song Kala Chashma - and they do such a brilliant job, you won't be able to stop watching.

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  President Pranab Mukherjee Confers Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards

  Veteran MS Sathyu, Hindustani classical singer Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, Kathak dancer Uma Dogra and playwright Asgar Wajahat were among the luminaries conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi awards and fellowships for 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee today.

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  Sitara Devi: A Dancing Star Fades Away

  In an era when men wore women's costumes in theatre, dramas, songs and even the fledgling film industry, one young Indian dancer shattered stereotypes. She was Sitara Devi.

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  Kathak Legend Sitara Devi Dies at 94

  At the age of 11, Sitara Devi impressed Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore with a three-hour solo recital

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  Birju Maharaj to choreograph Madhuri Dixit in Dedh Ishqiya

  Ace Kathak dancer Birju Maharaj would be choreographing film actress Madhuri Dixit in her forthcoming flick Dedh Ishqiya, currently being shot at Sitapur, near Lucknow.

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  Neetu Chandra makes her next moves

  Back from shooting for a Greek-English film in Cyprus, Neetu Chandra is busy gearing up for her next project.

• Mumbai: Kathak dancer found dead

  Kathak dancer Bireshwar Gautam (42) was found dead in mysterious circumstances at his residence in suburban Oshiwara.