About The Author
Dr. Dipanwita Singha Roy, is an exponent of the Lucknow Gharana of Kathak Dance and has been groomed by great Gurus, like, Pt. Birju Maharaj, Shri Jaikishen Maharaj and Smt. Vaswati Misra. She has done her M.A. & Ph.D in Kathak Dance from the Indira Kala Sangit Viswavidyalaya, Khairagarh, Chhattisgarh, under the supervision of Professor, Mandavi Singh. She is Sngit Ratna & Sangit Prabhakar in Kathak and has completed the three years Diploma (hons.) & Two years Post Diploma in Kathak from Kathak Kendra, New Delhi. She is awarded with the "Top Grade from Doordarshan Delhi and has received the National Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. She is an empanelled Artiste of ICCR, New Delhi. She has served the Department of Dance, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab as an Assistant Professor (Kathak) from 2006 to 2015 and is serving the Department of Dance, Faculty of Performing Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, as an Associate Professor, (Kathak) since October, 2015. She has given numerous performances all over the country and abroad and is doing regular research work in the field of Kathak Dance.
About The Book
The existence of two different and prominent Schools of Styles in Kathak Dance, as the Jaipur and Lucknow Gharanas is an age old tradition in this art form. They bear so many interesting phenomena within their boundaries. Starting from their origin, development, practices, specialities, challenges as well as continuation, both these Gharanas have emerged with their respective distinctions. The book is an attempt to reveal all these factors so that their significance in the field of Kathak Dance practice of present period can be understood. The work has been derived from the extensive research work done on the comparative study of both the Lucknow and Jaipur Gharanas of Kathak Dance, which has been awarded with a Ph.D Degree from the Indira Kala Sangit Viswa Vidyalaya, Khairagarh Chhattisgarh, 2008, under the supervision of Professo Dr. Mandavi Singh.
Introduction
Kathak Dance might have evolved out of the various dance forms, existing in different parts of northern India during different periods. And today it is the classical dance form of northern India. So whenever an attempt is made for the construction of a thorough history of this art form, comparision of its various aspects with that of those already existing forms of different ages, as also vice-versa are done. And thus somehow a lineage is obtained starting from its story-telling origin to that of its present form. And this contemporary form comprises of three different schools of styles or Gharanas; the Jaipur Gharana, Lucknow Gharana and the Banaras Gharana, as they are being called now. This work shall remain confined only to the Jaipur and Lucknow Gharanas of kathak dance and shall unfold the detailed study of these two 'Gharanas' or 'Schools of Styles', gradually, as we proceed with the contents of this whole work. First of all the term Gharana needs an explanation so that a concrete basic concept about this can be developed and projected meaningfully in to further details. Gharana represents a tradition being carried forward either by a certain family descent or by the disciples of a great master or Guru.
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