Kathak Exponent Dr. Uma Sharma Exclusive Interview Part 02 💃🎭 Raaggiri
Channel: Raaggiri
Date: 2022-03-12

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Watch Kathak exponent Uma Sharma's exclusive interview part 02 only on Raaggiri. Uma Sharma's family hails from Dholpur in Rajasthan. Born in Delhi in 1942, Uma Sharma received her dance training from Guru Hiralalji and Girvar Dayal of the Jaipur gharana, and subsequently she became a student of Pandit Sunder Prasad of the Jaipur gharana who emphasised rhythmic footwork and its permutations. Shambhu Maharaj and Birju Maharaj noted gurus of the Kathak tradition of the Lucknow gharana, known for the art of abhinaya, subsequently Uma Sharma sought to achieve a creative fusion of the two. Uma went to St. Thomas' School (New Delhi) for schooling, and then graduated from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, also in New Delhi.

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Kathak Exponent Dr. Uma Sharma Exclusive Interview Part 01 💃🎭 Raaggiri
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00:25 - Naina Devi ji told you to learn Kathak dance, what is the story behind it 
05:00 - Would also like to talk to you about the role of Sita in Abhigyan Shakuntalam at Bhartiya Kala Kendra, and how do you remember Birju Maharaj ji
08:20 - Uma ji you have all the credit for bringing Raas in Kathak dance, then tell us about it.





---------- Biography of Kathak Exponent Dr. Uma Sharma ---------
She has revolutionised the repertoire of the classical form of her chosen field of dance “Kathak” by enriching it with literary and intellectual substance by drawing upon and interpreting the works of great poets of our country from ancient to modern time. In spearheading the transformation of this art form, Uma Sharma has been at the centre stage of events in the country. Her themes have etched out the color of concern about issues that matter.
Uma Sharma (born 1942) is a kathak dancer, choreographer and teacher. She is also runs the Bharatiya Sangeet Sadan, Delhi, a classical dance and music academy, situated in New Delhi, founded by her father in 1946. She is most known for reviving the old classical dance form of Natwari Nritya or the Raslila of Brindavan, which later evolved into the Kathak.
Kathak is based on devotional Krishna poetry of the medieval centuries and the highly cultivated court poetry of the 18th and 19th centuries which celebrated shringara, the sentiment of love.


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