Jitendra Maharaj

Jitendra Maharaj was an Indian dancer and a Kathak maestro. He was a recipient of Sangeet Natak Academy Award given by the government of India.[1] Jitendra Maharaj is from Varanasi Gharana.[2] He has also written on the subject in various publications.[3] Jitendra Maharaj is the guru of Kathak dancers Nalini and Kamalini.[4][5]

Early life

Jitendra Maharaj was a disciple of Guru Kishan Kumar Maharaj.[6]

References
  1. "President of India confers Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2016". Jagranjosh.com. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. Diamond, Nicholas; Levine, Brian (11 December 2019). "Linking detail to temporal structure in naturalistic event recall". dx.doi.org. doi:10.31234/osf.io/e2unt. S2CID 242596291. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. "Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT)". ccrtindia.gov.in. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. Khokar, Ashish (10 August 2017). "Sibling charm". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. India, The Dance (1 December 2020). "Guru Jitendra Maharaj: A Maestro of Benaras Gharana". THE DANCE INDIA. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. Hebbar, Karthik (12 December 2019). "Art is about looking inwards". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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