Saurav and Gaurav Mishra Kathak Dancer Exclusive Interview 🤗 Indian Classical Dance
Channel: Raaggiri
Date: 24/10/2021

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Watch Indian classical dancer Saurav and Gaurav Mishra exclusive interview only on Raaggiri. Saurav and Gaurav Mishra belong to one of the most respected families of Banaras Gharana tradition, dance running through their veins. They are the son of the Sitar Maestro Late Pandit Amar Nath Mishra who was a prominent Sarangi player of Banaras Gharana. 

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--------------------- Table of Content -----------------
00:15 - Introduction of Kathak dancer Saurav and Gaurav Mishra by Shivendra Kumar Singh 
01:20 - You both belong to the great music Banaras gharana where there are legendary artists of sarangi and sitar but you chose neither sarangi nor sitar, so how did you think that you will learn kathak dance
03:23 - When and where did you first dance show and how did you get a chance to perform in it
08:00 - Kathak dancer Saurav Gaurav Mishra presents Shri Ram Vandana live performance
12:25 - When gurus give money by reward, you write their name on that note, but now it is banned to write name on money, so now when you get money from legendary artists, do you still write their name on it?
14:08 - Both of you are from Banaras Gharana, so when you said that you will learn Kathak dance, then who was given this responsibility to teach you Kathak dance in such a way that the name of the gharana also remains with them.
17:20 - You are from the Banaras Gharana, but have you done any bullying along with learning Kathak, for which you get scolded a lot at home? 
18:30 - Indian Classical Kathak Dancers Saurav - Gaurav Mishra Live Performance
22:25 - Both of you have worked in the TV world too, so how was that experience for you?
25:55 - What is your relationship with Pandit Birju Maharaj and what and how much did you learn from him?
29:40 - Katahk dancers Saurav Gaurav Mishra dance performance 
32:40 - Do you ever fight over a dance performance whether or not it will be like this, you will do it like this and the other is not listening to it

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------------About Banaras Gharana ------------------
The three Gharanas (school) of Kathak are Lucknow, Jaipur, and Banaras. The Banaras Gharana was founded by the noted maestro Acharya Sukhdev Maharaj. The roots of this Gharana are ingrained deeply in the holy city of Banaras also known as Devnagri; The land of gods. 
The founder based his compositions on Indian mythology giving the dance form a spiritual essence. Dancers of this Gharana perform bhajans and kavits offered as a prayer to God. Their dance is characterized by Natawari compositions, where rhythmic syllables correspond to the sound created by the feet striking the ground. The other striking characteristic is the emphasis on abhinaya based on compositions from ancient Hindu texts. Thakkar's of pirouettes are taken from both sides with equal dexterity. 

-------------- About Saurav Gaurav Mishra ------------------
Early in their Formative Years They decided to pursue Kathak dance and started their training under the tutelage of their Uncle and Guru Pandit Ravi Shankar Mishra who himself is the Famous Kathak Dancer of Benaras Gharana. 
They also continue to take advanced Training from incredible Padmavibhushan Birju Maharaj who is also Their Maternal Uncle in MAny workshops and at his residence in Delhi. 
At the age of Eleven the Twins performed for the first time in the Late Padmavibhushan Kishan Maharaj organization Called Sangeet Sabha Kashi where the duo was encouraged and appreciated by the artists like Pt. Kishan Maharaj Ji. Smt. Girija Devi Ji and Pt. Rajan-Sajan Mishra Ji including the artist community of Banaras 
Apart from their busy performing career, the Twin Brothers were fortunate enough to share the stage with their Guru Pandit. Ravi Shankar Mishra and Pandit Birju Maharaj and Smt. Madhuri Dixit Nene at "JHALAK DIKHLA JA" season six at Colors Channel of India
Also, they were featured with Padmasree Smt. Malini Awasthi, Padmashree Shoma Ghosh, and Pt. Dharm Nath Mishra. 
Saurav & Gaurav were also part of many reality shows of Indian cine television such as "INDIA BEST JUDWAAH" (ZEE TV), "GANGA-THE SOUL OF INDIA" with Bollywood star Dia Mirza (Living Food Channel), etc. 
Alongside India, the Brothers also toured to Switzerland France Italy for concerts and workshops where they have also collaborated with many artists and fusing their Indian Kathak Dance forms with other Genres of Dance from other parts of the world