The Other Side - Statements at the East-West Dance Encounter, 1984Library Artifacts
Shambhu MaharajArticle
Ram Gopal (1912–2003)Article
Kumudini Lakhia
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The article is a collection of statements given by the artists during various sessions held as part of the East—West Dance Encounter, 1984.
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Kathak and its history would be incomplete, if not poorer, were it not for its foremost proponent, Shambhu Maharaj. This scion of the Lucknow gharana of Kathak has left an indelible mark which no amount of chakras or tatkars can obliterate. The great Kathak master is said to have been born in…
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Ram Gopal, the legendary dancer, was born at the mansion-like Torquay Castle, Benson Town (now the YMCA), Bangalore, to a Burmese mother and a Rajput father on November 20, 1912. He was given the additional name Bissano (born on 20th, bees in Hindi). Drawn to dance very early in life, Ram’s debut…
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