Legendary Kathak Dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj Passed Away ๐ |
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Birju Maharaj no more: Legendary Kathak dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj passed away. Fondly called Pandit-ji or Maharaj-ji by his disciples and legions of followers, Pandit Birju Maharaj was one of India's best known artistes. He died at his home in Delhi late Sunday after suffering a heart attack. He was 83. A recipient of the country's second-highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan, he was fondly called Pandit-ji or Maharaj-ji by his disciples and legions of followers, and was one of India's best known artistes. ----------- ๐๐ญ๐ถ Watch More๐๐จโ๐ค๐ ---------- Pandit Birju Maharaj Untold Stories by Acting Guru Abhishek Pandey https://youtu.be/JEA4Nu4JVZw Interesting Facts About Pandit Birju Maharaj Life https://raaggiri.com/legends/interesting-facts-about-pandit-birju-maharaj-life/ ------------ ๐ญ Kathak Legend Pandit Birju Maharaj Family ------ Pandit Birju Maharaj is a descendant of the Maharaj family of Kathak dancers, which includes his two uncles, Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu Maharaj, and his father and guru, Acchan Maharaj. Birju Maharaj's mother name is Ammaji Maharaj. --------- Pandit Birju Maharaj Awards -------------- ๐ Padma Vibhushan ๐ National Film Award for Best Choreography for Unnai Kaanaathu (Vishwaroopam) ๐ Filmfare Award for Best Choreography for Mohe Rang Do Laal (Bajirao Mastani) ๐ Sangeet Natak Akademi Award ๐ Nritya Choodamani Award by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha ๐ Kalidas Samman ๐ Lata Mangeshkar Puraskar ๐ Honorary doctorate from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya ๐ Honorary doctorate from Banaras Hindu University ๐ Sangam Kala Award ๐ Bharat Muni Sammaan ๐ Andhra Ratna ๐ Nritya Vilas Award ๐ Adharshila Shikhar Samman ๐ Soviet Land Nehru Award ๐ National Nritya Shiromani Award ๐ Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award -----๐ง Like and Follow us on --- ๐ค Website- https://raaggiri.com/ ๐ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/raaggiri/ ๐ Twitter - https://twitter.com/raaggiri ๐ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RaaggiriOfficial ๐ฅ Podcast - https://anchor.fm/raag-giri -----โฐ So, what is RaagGiri? โ---- Raaggiri Trust creates, develops, and promotes a mindset that encourages social changes & reforms in society. Music is the universal language of mankind, with this thought Raaggiri aims to establish a connection with the weak the helpless, the underprivileged & the especially able. We are trying to contribute in their progress, recreation & resettlement โ The Drive of creating a positive society through music is Raaggiri! โ That engages everyone's life is Raaggiri! โ The hope of nation-building is Raaggiri! We enable classical music to give life to it. It is an effort to connect Indian culture reaching talent of every level. It has to be nurtured and promoted. That's our mission. Music is creation. It connects us with society and helps in bringing about a change. The result of RAAGGIRI is to develop and promote all forms of music; all areas of culture and tradition, by collaborating with government-public-private organizations. Our Focus is to establish connections with the weaker, underprivileged, scheduled castes, Dalits, minority, and physically and mentally disabled people through music, thus contributing to their progress, resettlement, and recreation. #exclusiveinterview #kathakdance #kathakdancer #indianclassicaldancer #indiandance #raaggiri #indianclassicalmusic #birju #birjumaharaj |