Qualifications
Kathak Training and scholarships
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2001 to 2002 |
M.A. in Kathak dance from Indra Kala Sangeet Mahavidhyalaya, Khairagadh University (M.P). |
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1991 to 1992 |
Achieved distinction in Kathak Post Diploma dance from Kathak Kendra, New Delhi under guidance of Pandit Birju Maharaj ji. |
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1992 to 1994 |
Trained under Smt Urmila Nagar ji of the Jaipur Gharana. |
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1978 to 1986 |
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Other qualifications
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1998 to 1999 |
M.A. in Political Science in Meerut University, Meerut. |
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1997 |
B.A. from Delhi University (Hindi, English, Political Science, History, Sociology). |
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1987 to 1993 |
Qualifications in playing the Pakhawaj from Bhatkade University of Music and Dance. |
Training in Pakhawaj
For the past 200 years my ancestors have been renowned classical musicians, specializing in tabla and Pakhawaj, with the tradition being passed down through since early childhood; Pandit Gama Maharaj, who taught me to play Tabla and Pakhawaj and Guru Ram Kishor Das ji of Delhi.
