'To match his passion for his craft is impossible.''I don't know of any Kathak dancer who can equal his passion.' IMAGE: Pandit Birju Maharaj. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sudhanwa/Wikimedia Commons......
When a doyen passed into the ages, the world bows in tribute. As Pandit Birju Maharaj, one of the giants in the world of Kathak, passed into the ages today, artistes from various classical genres......
The legendary dancer did not just take Kathak to the world but also passed on his craft to generations of students IMAGE: Kathak maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj at the ceremony of the......
Legendary Kathak exponent Birju Maharaj, who took the traditional Indian dance form to the world, died at his home in New Delhi in the early hours of Monday, his granddaughter said. IMAGE:......
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During the lunch or tea breaks, Maharajji, Manikda, Amjad Khan and I often sat together as Maharajji sang old compositions or recited some bols.Amjad Khan had a great music sense and sang very......
'Thank you for my dreams that danced then and now.'I realise how lucky I was as a child to have grown up around such greatness, so much humility, and at the core of it all a childlike playfulness.'......
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