One of the most major classical dances of North India is Kathak. The word" Kathak” signifies to tell a story. The story goes like this when in the olden days when the patronage transformed from the ...

From Bindadin To Birju Maharaj, Kathak Exponents Gave Lucknow Gharana A Unique Identity Which Became A Symbol Of Grace & Elegance, Writes Namra Zubair Among India's classical dance traditions, Kathak ...

Nahid Siddiqui, eminent Kathak dancer. Words are not always descriptive. Those three words that introduce Nahid Siddiqui don’t tell of the challenges she surmounted to reach her present status, having ...

Umrao Jaan, the 1981 film, did much harm to the story of the courtesans. Despite the remarkable performance by its lead actors, the film, based on a novel by Mirza Hadi Ruswa, helped propagate many ...