Question
Download Solution PDFWho among the following is NOT a Kathak dancer?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Ananda Shankar
Key Points
- Ananda Shankar:-
- He was an Indian musician, singer, and composer best known for fusing Western and Eastern musical styles. He was not a Kathak Dancer.
- He was the son of dancer and choreographer Uday Shankar and the nephew of sitar player Ravi Shankar.
- Ananda Shankar was a pioneer of fusion music.
- He combined the traditional sounds of the sitar and tabla with Western rock, jazz, and electronic music to create a new and unique sound.
- His music was both innovative and accessible, and it helped to introduce Indian music to a new audience.
Additional Information
- Sitara Devi:-
- She was an Indian dancer of the classical Kathak style of dancing, a singer, and an actress.
- She was the recipient of several awards and accolades, and performed at several prestigious venues in India and abroad; including the Royal Albert Hall, London (1967) and at the Carnegie Hall, New York (1976).
- Gopi Krishna:-
- He was an Indian Kathak dancer, actor, and choreographer.
- He also studied Bharatnatyam.
- In 1952, at the age of seventeen, Gopi Krishna became one of the youngest choreographers in Hindi film history when he was hired to choreograph dances for Madhubala in the film Saqi.
- Shambu Maharaj:-
- He was an Indian Kathak dancer, choreographer, and teacher.
- He is considered to be one of the greatest Kathak dancers of all time.
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