Kathak is one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance. Its origin is attributed to the traveling bards in ancient northern India known as Kathakaar, who communicated stories from the Hindu
Shinjini Kulkarni presenting a Kathak performance
Performance by Sharmila Sharma and Rajendra Kumar Gangani at the Guimet Museum (November 2007)
A picture from The Musical - Gita Govinda, Namrata Rai as Radha and Vishal Krishna as Krishna
Namrata Rai (Kathak Dancer) while performing Sufi poetries in a concert
Indian classical dance, or Shastriya Nritya, is an umbrella term for different regionally specific Indian classical dance traditions, rooted in predominantly Hindu musical theatre performance, the the
Kathak
…Kathak is one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance. Its origin is attributed to the traveling bards in ancient northern India known as Kathakaar ("storyteller"), who communicated stories from the Hindu…
An illustration of the Manipuri Raas Leela Dance (Meitei: Jagoi Raas, Raas Jagoi), one of the officially recognised classical dance forms of India, depicted on a postage stamp from Armenia.