Jitendra Maharaj

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Jitendra Maharaj was an Indian dancer and a Kathak maestro. He was a recipient of Sangeet Natak Academy Award given by the government of India. [1] Jitendra Maharaj is from Varanasi Gharana. [2] He has also written on the subject in various publications. [3] Jitendra Maharaj is the guru of Kathak dancers Nalini and Kamalini. [4] [5]

Early life

Jitendra Maharaj was a disciple of Guru Kishan Kumar Maharaj. [6]

References

  1. "President of India confers Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2016". Jagranjosh.com. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. Diamond, Nicholas; Levine, Brian (11 December 2019). "Linking detail to temporal structure in naturalistic event recall" . doi:10.31234/osf.io/e2unt. S2CID   242596291 . Retrieved 15 May 2021.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT)". ccrtindia.gov.in. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. Khokar, Ashish (10 August 2017). "Sibling charm". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. India, The Dance (1 December 2020). "Guru Jitendra Maharaj: A Maestro of Benaras Gharana". THE DANCE INDIA. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. Hebbar, Karthik (12 December 2019). "Art is about looking inwards". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 15 May 2021.