DAMAYANTI JOSHI KATTHAK

Damayanti Joshi
This short film is on the life and work of Ms. Damayanti Joshi, the renowned exponent of the Kathak dance form. The word Kathak is derived from kathakar or story-teller. Kathak is the art of storytelling. A story is interpreted through abhinaya - hand gestures, facial expressions and bodily movements. Originally performed in temples, this dance form was later performed in the royal courts. Formerly society girls were not allowed to take this dance form. But it was through the efforts Ms. Sokhi, wife of Major General Sokhi, such a stigma was eventually removed. Though long years of her hard work has been fruitful, she sees less hope as now students are not prepared to do the rigorous 'sadhana' to attain perfection.

[@shaktiroberts22]

Sooo beautiful dancer I have seen her I was very small.

[@sehajpreetKathak]

So lucky!

[@Revati5070]

Wow a very precious video, thanks for sharing 👌👍

[@drpiyushraj]

Thanks for uploading this gem of a video!. I am sure there are more on her. If you can get hold of them, please do upload them. Thanks once again!.This is priceless coz i am a kathak dancer - a student of Late Bireshwar Gautam,who was Damayanti tai's student.

[@omnimusic4000]

@Dr Piyush Raj Yes, Sure🙏

[@dr.alaknandajoshi4321]

Great kathak performer, included in indian Cultural mandal to go to china for intercountrial Peace, she was my examiner for nrityalankar part 2exams and I was so happy to have her and watch ger talk to her, as a performer,,,

[@kssubramanian4793]

Great Artiste. In Kathak the co-ordination of the Taal with the ghungroo is major attraction along with effortless of abhinaya. Thank you

[@dineshcn7383]

Superb dancing by a dedicated, superbly fit ,humility personified Nrityangana.Movements so fluid ,brilliant bhaavabhinaya!Hats off to her!

[@salvas7376]

Very good watch

[@shailajamenon2521]

🙏 Speechless ! Amazing personality! So glad I came across this video 🙏

[@naeemakhtar9733]

دنیا کا بہترین رقص ،اور رقاصہ۔

[@rashmilatasrivastava2767]

Fabulous

[@inashah7561]

Superb, very graceful dance .pranam🙏

[@8amrita]

So graceful!

[@suchitraharmalkar2400]

Awesome 👍

[@nillyrathod5362]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@malatikulkarni7309]

मी पाहिले हिचे नृत्य सुंदर आहे

[@0nman]

And her son, my mamaji’s son, is spit image of her.

[@kathaksehajpreet]

💛🙂

[@abhirupbhattacharya519]

0:55 1:38

[@aesthetebhairavikathakgroup]

👍🙏

[@ashokkumar-se5sl]

REVATI NASHATTAR M BOHUT ENERGY HOTI NRITYA DANCE 1 ASHA MADHYAM H ENERGY KO RELEASE KRNE KELIYE

[@sehajpreetKathak]

Matlab?

[@ashokkumar-se5sl]

@@sehajpreetKathak ZINKI PISCES RASHI M REVATI NASHATTAR HO BO PAISE BALE NHI BUS SMAZ KELIYE OR MAN K SHANTI KELIYE KAM KRE .NHI TO ZE ENERGY USE BARBAD KRDETE H

[@sehajpreetKathak]

@@ashokkumar-se5sl acha.

[@mpl4809]

What name a movie?

[@sathishwaran211]

I can see the elegance, but why is it in the slow motion?

[@kathaksehajpreet]

What do u want? Tezz tezz chakkar, faaltu ki tezi?

[@sathishwaran211]

@@kathaksehajpreet aap bura maan rahe hain. Main kisi nritya ka abmaan karna ya mazaa udaana nahi chaahta. Mujhe nritya se bahut priya hai, khaas kar Kathak nritya ka main bahut maan sammaan karta hoon. Magar kaafi dinon se main sirf Kathak nritya ke thezi thezi peshkashon ko hi dekhta aaya hoon. Yeh toh main pehli baar dekh raha hoon kisi Kathak nartaki ko dheere dheere nritya karte hue. Mujhe bahut afsos lag raha hai ki aap mujhe samjhaane ke bajaaye bewajah daantt rahe hain.

[@sathishwaran211]

Ab yeh natyakaar kahan rehti hain?

[@kathaksehajpreet]

She is no more.