A defiant dancer has shifted the spotlight to the margins of the kathak world

Malini Nair

· Aug 17, 2024 · 11:30 am

One woman’s search for the kathak dancers who were relegated to the background by Bollywood

Malini Nair

· Jan 14, 2023 · 11:30 am

A Kathak colossus forgotten by time is having a moment

Malini Nair

· Jun 18, 2022 · 11:30 am

Saswati Sen on how Birju Maharaj introduced dance drama and choreography to Kathak

Saswati Sen

· Jan 20, 2022 · 08:30 am

Kathak legend Birju Maharaj dies at 83, tributes pour in

Scroll Staff

· Jan 17, 2022 · 07:34 am

‘May I touch you?’: When kathak legend Sitara Devi met Hollywood royalty Marlene Dietrich

Nasreen Munni Kabir

· Mar 28, 2019 · 11:30 am

Why kathak artists (including Birju Maharaj) are ardent fans of Michael Jackson’s dance moves

Malini Nair

· Jan 16, 2019 · 11:30 am

Listen: These five vocal compositions are set to the versatile Jhaptaal

Aneesh Pradhan

· Dec 15, 2018 · 08:15 am

Listen: The Rupak taal scales new heights in these thumri and Kathak performances

Aneesh Pradhan

· Oct 20, 2018 · 06:00 am

Forgotten history: How the last Nawab of Oudh built a mini Lucknow in Calcutta

Deepanjan Ghosh

· Jul 26, 2018 · 11:30 am

Google marks 97th birth anniversary of Kathak legend Sitara Devi with a doodle

Scroll Staff

· Nov 08, 2017 · 08:13 am

Nearly every male kathak dancer in the world is connected to this family of performers in Karol Bagh

Malini Nair

· Sep 20, 2017 · 11:30 am