Classical Dance of India for NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.
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Dance | State |
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Bharat Natyam | Tamil Nadu |
Bihu | Assam |
Bhangra | Punjab |
Chhau | Bihar, Orissa, W. Bengal and Jarkhand |
Garhwali | Uttaranchal |
Garba | Gujarat |
Hattari | Karnataka |
Kathak | North India |
Kathakali | Kerala |
Kuchipudi | Andhra Pradesh |
Khantumm | Mizoram |
Karma | Madhya Pradesh |
Laho | Meghalaya |
Mohiniattam | Kerala |
Mando | Goa |
Manipuri | Manipuri |
Nati | Himachal Pradesh |
Nat-Natin | Bihar |
Odissi | Orissa |
Rauf | Jammu & Kashmir |
Yakshagan | Karnataka |
Folk and Tribal Dances
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States | Dances |
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Maharashtra | Kathakeertan, Lezin, Dandaniya, Tamasha, Gafa, Dahikala, Lovani, Mauni, Dasavtar. |
Karnataka | Huttari, Suggi Kunitha, Yakashagana |
Kerala | Kaikottikali, Kaliyattam, Tappatikkali |
Tamil Nadu | Kolattam, Pinnal Kolattam, Kummi, Kavadi, Karagam |
Andhra Pradesh | Ghanta Mardala, Veedhi Natakam, Burrakatha |
Orrisa | Ghumara Sanchar, Chadya Dandanata, Chhau |
West Bengal | Kathi, Chhau, Baul, Kirtan, Jatra, Lama |
Assm | Bihu, Khel Gopal, Rash Lila, Tabal Chongli, Canoe |
Punjab | Giddha (women) , Bhangra (men) |
J & K | Rauf, Hikat |
Himachal Pradesh | Jhora, Jhali, Dangli, Mahasu, Jadda, Jhainta, Chharhi |
Haryana | Jhumar, Ras Leela, Phag dance, Daph, Dhamal, Loor, Gugga, Khoria, Gagor |
Gujarat | Garba, Dandiya Rass, Tippani, Gomph |
Rajasthan | Ginad, Chakri, Gangore, Terahtaal, Khayal, Jhulan Leela, Jhuma, Suisini |
Bihar | Jata Jatin, Jadur, Chhau, Kathaputli, Bakho, Jhijhiya, Samochakawa, Kaema, Jatra, Natna |
Uttar Pradesh | Nautanki, Thora, Chappeli, Raslila, Kajri. |
Famous Dancer | |
Bharatnatyam | Bala Sarsawati, C. V. Chandrashekhar, Leela Samson, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Padma Subramanyam, Yamini Krishnamurti |
Kathak | Bharti Gupta, Birju Maharaj, Damyanti Joshi, Durga Das, Gopi Krishna, Kumudini Lakhia, Sambhu Maharaj, Sitara Devi |
Kuchipudi | Josyula Seetharamaiah, Vempathi Chinna Sthyam |
Manipuri | Guru Bipin Sinha, Jhaveri Sisters, Nayana Jhaveri, Nirmala Mehta, Savita Mehta, Debaprasad Das, Priyambaba Mohanty, Sonal Mansingh. |
Instrumentalists | |
Sarod | Ali Akbar Khan Allaudin Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, Buddhadev Dasgupta, Bahadur Khan, Sharma Rani, Zarin S. Sharma. |
Tabla | Alla Rakha Khan, Kishan Maharaj, Nikhil Ghosh, Zakir Hussain |
Violin | Baluswamy Dikshitar, Gajanan Rao joshi, Lalgudi G, Jayaraman, M. S. Gopala Krishnan, Mysore T. Chowdiah, T. N. Krishnan |
Shehnal | Bismillah Khan |
Sitar | Nikhil Banerjee, Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan, Hara Shankar Bhattacharya |
Flute | Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pannalal Ghose, T. R. Mahalingam |
Veena | K. R. Kumaraswamy lyer, Doraiswami Lyengar |
Vocalists | |
Hindustani | Shubha Mudgal, Bheemsen Joshi, Madhuo Mudgal, Mukul Shivputra, Pandit Jasraj, Parveen Sultana, Naina devi, Girija Devi, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Gangubai Hangal, Krishna Hangal, V. Rajput, Kumar Gandharva, Faiyyaz Khan Mallikarjun Manusur. |
Carnatic | Raghavendra, H. K. Venkataram, Sitrajam, Mani Jrishnaswamy, Akhil Krishnan, M. L. Vasanthakumari, M. D. Ramanatha, G. N. Balasubramaniam. |
Thumri | Zawad Ali Khan, Rita Ganguli, Poornima Chaudhry, Shanti Heerananda, Naina Devi. |
Quwwali | Ghulam Hasan Niyazi, Sultan Niyazi, Ghulam Farid Nizami, Chand Nizami, Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawaji, Aslam Sabari. |
Dhrupad | Ustad Rahim fahimuddin Dagar, Zahiruddin Dagar, Waslfuddin Dagr, Bundecha Bandhu, Uday Bhawalkar, Pt. Abhay Barayan Mallick, Pt. Ritwik Sanyal. |