On the serene evening of April 15, 2025, the Godrej Dance Theatre at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai, ...

The 37th Kathak Mahotsav, organised by the National Institute of Kathak Dance, The Kathak Kendra, a unit of the Sangeet Natak ...

Much of India's cultural and artistic history is tied to dance. In Indian classical dance alone, there are nine different forms, including the Northern India genre known as kathak, which dates to 4 ...

Kumudiniben, India’s beacon of innovation in dance, left behind a legacy that transformed Kathak into a vibrant, contemporary art form ...

Kathak doyen Kumudini Lakhia, fondly known as Kumiben, passed away in Ahmedabad at 94 due to age-related issues. A Padma awardee, she revolutionized Kathak, pioneering stage choreography and ...

Does Kathak have to depend on ‘katha’ (the story ... She initially trained under Pt Sundar Prasad of Jaipur gharana and later in Delhi and Lahore from Prasad’s nephew Radhey Lal Misra. Lakhia was ...

A revolutionary force in the world of Kathak, Lakhia’s death has left a void that cannot be filled, but her legacy will continue to inspire generations of dancers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid ...

Among Lakhia’s renowned students are Aditi Mangaldas, who founded a dance academy in Delhi, Daksha Sheth who runs a dance school in Kerala, and Atsuko Maeda who opened ‘Kadamb Japan’ and teaches ...

Kumudini Lakhia, a distinguished Kathak dancer celebrated for her pioneering contributions, died on Saturday at her home in Ahmedabad. She was 95. President Droupadi Murmu paid tribute, acknowledging ...

The world of Indian classical dance mourns the loss of Kumudini Lakhia, a pioneering Kathak dancer and choreographer, who passed away in Ahmedabad at the age of 95 due to age-related ailments. Lakhia, ...

Ahmedabad: Celebrated Kathak exponent and founder of the Kadamb Centre for Dance, Kumudini Lakhia, passed away on Saturday at the age of 95 in Ahmedabad. A pioneering figure in Indian classical ...