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List of Kathak dancers

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This is a list of the Sangeet Natak Akademi awards for the Indian classical dance form of Kathak, as well as gurus and well-known performers.

Sangeet Natak Akademi awardees

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Dancer Shovana Narayan

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Padma awardees

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Gharana founders

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Lucknow gharana

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The following is a list of the Gurus of the Lucknow Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Ishwari Prasad:[2]

Kathak Dancer Namrata Rai[3][4]

Jaipur gharana

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Banaras gharana

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The following is a list of the gurus of the Benaras Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Janaki Prasad:[2]

Gurus (deceased)

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Current elder/senior gurus

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Younger artists

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References

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  1. ^ "SNA || List of Awardees". www.sangeetnatak.gov.in. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Gharanas of Kathak". Nad Sadhna website. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  3. ^ https://ashirvachan.com/Portrait/Namrata-Rai
  4. ^ https://www.namratarai.com/