Indian Classics

 #Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik in Nau Do Gyarah (1957) | Navketan Films* ========================================================================= Thursday, February 25, 2021. 12:44. PM. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How 22-year-old Vijay Anand dug in his heels to make his first film ‘Nau Do Gyarah’ : Feb 17, 2021 · 10:30 am : Anitaa Padhye : Media Report Edited excerpts from the biography ‘Goldie’, translated from the Marathi. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goldie began reading his script. The script was written with the minutest detail in mind and proved that the script writer had a deep understanding of the filmmaking process. This was not a script written only for the writer, but also for the director. Goldie completed his reading, but Dev Anand didn’t react at all. The moment they reached their

  ==================================================================== Saturday, February 20, 2021. 03:14. PM. Maya Rao - Kathak guru, dancer, choreographer She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, given by Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama in 1989. In 2011, the Akademi awarded her the Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Ratna, given to 100 artists from across India to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, for their contribution in the field of performing arts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Profile : Born 2 May 1928, Malleswaram, Bangalore Died 1 September 2014 (aged 86), Bangalore Occupation Kathak guru, dancer, choreographer Founder Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography (NIKC, 1987) Years active 1945– 2014 Current group Natya and Stem Dance Kampani Dances Kathak --------------------------------------------------------

 ================================================================== Friday. February 12, 2021. 07:13. AM. Sitara Devi - Kathak dancer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Profile : Born Dhanalakshmi, 8 November 1920, Calcutta, British India Died 25 November 2014 (aged 94), Mumbai, India Nationality Indian Occupation Kathak dancer ---------------------------------------- Spouse : 1. Mr. Desai, 2. Nazir Ahmed Khan,  3. K. Asif, 4. Pratap Barot ----------------------------- Children : 1. Ranjit Barot,  2. Jayanti Mala ------------------------------------------- 2. Introduction : Sitara Devi (8 November 1920 – 25 November 2014) was an eminent Indian dancer of the classical Kathak style of dancing, a singer, and an actress. She was the recipient of several awards and accolades, and performed at several prestigious venues in India and abroad, including at the Royal Albert Hall, London (1967) and

# Dr. Gayatri Sankaran receiving the Padma Shri from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India, on Republic Day, 2006. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, February 05, 2021. 06:14. PM. GAYATRI SANKARAN -- A PROFILE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. 'Padma Shri' Gayatri Sankaran, is a distinguished 'A' Grade Carnatic Music vocalist of the All India Radio (AIR) and the first visually-challenged musician to receive the prestigious Padma Shri, from the President of India. Her life and musical career is a heart-wrenching and equally inspiring saga of determination, discipline and dedication to her cause. Here, we outline her musical tutelage, career, awards, accomplishments and her personal life. Gayatri has had a unique and a multi-dimensional musical career. Firstly, she is an artist who has performed in over