Kumudini Lakhia is a legendary Indian dancer and choreographer widely recognized for her immense contributions to Indian classical dance, particularly Kathak. She was born on 17th May 1930 in Gujarat, India. Her mother, Leela, who was a classical singer encouraged Kumudini to pursue her passion for dance, and she was sent to learn under the tutorship of Radheylal Misra, a disciple of Jai Lal. Her family's support for her passion for dance allowed her to complete her schooling in Lahore and her college education in Allahabad which provided her with an opportunity to study and immerse herself in the rich cultural heritage of India. Her exposure to different styles and gharanas of Kathak dance during her training helped her develop her ...
Geetanjali Lal is a famous Kathak dancer and choreographer in India. She was born on November 5, 1948, in Baroda, Gujarat, India. She is the wife of Pandit Devi Lal and the mother of Abhimanyu Lal, who is also a renowned Kathak dancer. She began her early training in Hindustani classical music composed by her father, Rajnikant Desai, a vocalist and professor of music who was also the disciple of Aftab-e-Mosiqui Ustad Faiyaz Khan of Agra Gharana. She started her Kathak training at the age of 6 under Roshan Kumari, a distinguished Kathak dancer. She also trained with Pandit Gopi Krishna, Shri Mohan Rao Kallianpurkar, and Pandit Devi Lal of Jaipur Gharana.
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Mallika Sarabhai is an activist, Indian classical dancer, and actress from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. She was born on May 9, 1954. Mallika Sarabhai is an experienced Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer and entertainer specializing in using the arts for social development and revolution. She is the daughter of classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai and space scientist Vikram Sarabhai. Mallika has used movies and tv to promote social progress, particularly in women's empowerment and environmental awareness. She was in charge of producing three thousand hours of Television broadcast content through Darpana Communications, all of which were broadcast in Gujarati on Doordarshan. The content incorporates the most popular television genres. She...
Astad Deboo was born on July 13, 1947, into a Parsi family in Navsari, Gujarat, India. He was raised in Kolkata until he was six years old, at which point his family moved to Jamshedpur, where his father worked for Tata Steel. He has two sisters, Kamal and Gulshan, and his mother was a stay-at-home mom. Deboo began studying Kathak dancing at the age of six with the late Indra Kumar Mohanty and Prahlad Das. After graduating from Loyola School in Jamshedpur in 1964, he traveled to Mumbai and enrolled in a bachelor's program in commerce at Podar College, University of Mumbai. Deboo was a choreographer and an Indian contemporary dancer. In India, he was regarded as a modern dance pioneer.
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Revanta Sarabhai (born on September 2, 1984) is an Indian actor, dancer, and choreographer born and brought up in Ahmedabad. Revanta has a degree in Performance and Creative Research from the University of Roehampton. He is the son of Bipin Shah and Mallika Sarabhai (a dancer and activist). Revanta is married to Priyanka Raja. He is famous for performing Bharata Natyam and Contemporary Dance as a Professional Dancer. Revanta is performing professionally both on national and international platforms for many years. He is known for films in the Gujarati film industry. Revanta is well-known for films like Dhantya Open (2017), O Taareee (2017), Mijaaj (2018), Paaghadi (2018), Mara Pappa Superhero (2021), and the short film Dawn (2010).
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Dharmesh Yelande was born on 31 October 1983 in Baroda, Gujarat. He is a very popular Indian dancer, choreographer and actor. Due to his incredible dancing talent and his crisp and fast dance movements, the dance community in India address him by the name Dharmesh Sir. He is specifically the master of Hip-Hop, Popping and Locking, Bollywood freestyle, semi classical and folk dancing but he can perform efficiently in any possible genre and dance style. This expert in freestyle dancing participated in a great number of dance shows and competitions, such as Dance India Dance (season 2), Dance India Dance Li'l Masters, Dance Ke Superstars, Boogie Woogie, Comedy ka Daily Soap, Zee Rishtey Awards, DID Doubles, Dhamaal Night, Just Dance, MAD - Mh...