Twenty-seventh death anniversary of Pakistan's renowned classical dancer Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak is being observed ...

Fasih ur Rehman’s guru Maharaj Ghulam Hussain trained under Pt Acchan Maharaaj, Kathak legend Birju Maharaj’s father; (right) Sushant Gaurav, a Mumbai-based Kathak exponent has been taking ...

While shedding light on Kathak’s journey in Pakistan, Adnan informed the students that Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak was a great performer whose art was full of balance and aesthetics.

Gaurav persisted with his pursuit “to comprehend the subtleties of dance” that the maestro had himself acquired from his mentor Maharaj Ghulam Hussain, a pupil of Pt Jagannath Maharaj, better ...

The emergence of kathak, a classical dance style initially from North India, as an art form with an international following coincided with the country’s rise as an independent nation. And no ...

Kathak is enjoying a resurgence these days with schools proliferating here and abroad. Maharaj, born into a family of legendary Kathak dancers, is largely responsible for that trend.

Mr. Maharaj choreographed for Bollywood, but was chiefly known for carrying the torch of Kathak, one of India’s major dance traditions. Share full article Birju Maharaj at the Peter Norton ...