Rajasthan's popular folk dancer Queen Harish dies in an accident. Watch his old videos
Queen Harish was killed in a road accident along with three other folk artists while travelling towards Ajmer.
On June 2, Queen Harish, the famous folk dancer from Rajasthan who described himself on Twitter as “The One & Only Whirling, Dancing Desert Drag Queen”, was killed in a road accident near Jodhpur. According to NDTV, three other folk artists were also killed in the accident. The victims were reportedly travelling towards Ajmer in an SUV.
Harish’s death was condoled by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Twitter. “With his special style of dance, Harish gave a different identity to Jaisalmer. His death is a huge loss to folk art,” Gehlot said.
जोधपुर में हुए भीषण सड़क हादसे में ख्यातनाम कलाकार हरीश कुमार उर्फ़ क्वीन हरीश सहित चार लोगों की दर्दनाक मृत्यु बेहद दुखद है। #Rajasthan की लोक कला संस्कृति को समर्पित हरीश ने विशेष शैली में नृत्य कला से #Jaisalmer को एक अलग पहचान दी।उनका निधन लोक कला क्षेत्र में एक बड़ी क्षति है pic.twitter.com/M5qDQplWrw
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) June 2, 2019
Queen Harish had appeared on television-based show India’s Got Talent in 2010, garnering nationwide recognition. He was adept at multiple dance forms, including ghoomar, kalbelia, and bhawai. He had also been invited to perform at Isha Ambani’s pre-wedding celebrations in Udaipur in December 2018.
Dance is my life !! Children’s are my inspirations #Ilovejaisalmer #freedanceclasses @timesofindia @DainikBhaskar @rpbreakingnews pic.twitter.com/d7oq4iKcnN
— Queen Harish (@queenharish) May 26, 2019
The Queen Harish Show - Pure folk dance and music. Booking contact- queen.harish@gmail.com
— Queen Harish (@queenharish) May 8, 2019
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