Image: Kathak dance India November 2011

Description: Kathak (Hindi: कथक) is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated from India. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathakars or storytellers. Its form today contains traces of temple and ritual dances, and the influence of the bhakti movement. The name Kathak is derived from the Sanskrit word katha meaning story, and katthaka in Sanskrit means he who tells a story, or to do with stories. The name of the form is properly कत्थक katthak, with the geminated dental to show a derived form, but this has since simplified to modern-day कथक kathak. kathaa kahe so kathak is a saying many teachers pass on to their pupils, which is generally translated, she/he who tells a story, is a kathak', but which can also be translated, 'that which tells a story, that is 'Kathak'. Kathak began in ancient times with the performances of professional story-tellers called kathakas who recited or sang stories from epics and mythology with some elements of dance. The traditions of the kathakas were hereditary, and dances passed from generation to generation. There are literary references from the 3rd and 4th centuries BCE which refer to these kathakas. Above: Anjum Bharti - Kathak exponent / dance choreographer / actress / model She received formal training in Kathak from the National Institute of Kathak - Kathak Kendra, New Delhi, India under Guru Smt. Geetanjali Lal http://www.geetanjalikathakdancer.com/ http://www.anjumbharti.com
Title: Kathak dance India November 2011
Credit: Flickr: Anjum Bharti - 01
Author: Adarsh Upadhyay
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