Ananda Shankar is the son of what Indian pioneer of modern dance?
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Ananda Shankar (album) Ananda Shankar is the debut album by Indian musician Ananda Shankar, the son of dancer and choreographer Uday Shankar and the nephew of Indian classical musician Ravi Shankar. It was released in 1970 on the Reprise record label. The album is a fusion of Indian music with Western rock and electronic music, and was among the first works in the rock genre by an Indian musician. Consisting mainly of instrumental recordings featuring sitar and Moog synthesizer, it includes a cover version of the Rolling Stones' 1968 hit song "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and a thirteen-minute Indian-style piece titled "Sagar (The Ocean)".
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Uday Shankar Uday Shankar (8 December 1900 – 26 September 1977) (Bengali: ), was an Indian dancer and choreographer, best known for creating a fusion style of dance, adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance, which he later popularised in India, Europe, and the United States in 1920s and 1930s. He was a pioneer of modern dance in India.
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Andria Balanchivadze Andria Balanchivadze (Georgian: ანდრია მელიტონის ძე ბალანჩივაძე , "Andria Melit'onis dze Balanchivadze", Russian: Андре́й Мелито́нович Баланчива́дзе , Andrei Melitonovich Balanchivadze) (1 June 1906 [O.S. 19 May] – 28 April 1992) was a Georgian composer. He was the son of Meliton Balanchivadze, the composer, and brother of George Balanchine, the famous Georgian-American ballet choreographer.
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Ragini Shankar Ragini Shankar is an Indian violinist who performs Hindustani Classical Music and Fusion. She is the daughter of Dr. Sangeeta Shankar and granddaughter of the renowned Padmabhushan Dr. N. Rajam.
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Rajkumar Bharathi Rajkumar Bharathi is a classical singer and music composer from India. He is the great grandson of the renaissance poet Subramanya Bharathi. Rajkumar is an Electronics and telecommunications engineer graduated from the prestigious College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai. Rajkumar Bharathi a native of Chennai stands today as one of the most popular artists of his generation. He has also got a great following in the Indian state of Karnataka owing to his pleasing style of rendering "Dasara Padagalu".
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Anand (1986 film) Anand is a 1986 Indian Kannada film directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film starred Shivrajkumar and Sudha Rani in lead roles with both making their debuts. The film went on to be a huge success running for 38 weeks. Shivarajkumar was introduced as a dancer in this film. This was his first of the three consecutive hits at the box-office on debut which gave him the title "Hat-trick Hero". He once said, "I can never forget "Anand", my first film which made me an actor. Singeetam was just explaining the scene to us and was telling this is what the work I expect from you people. He was bringing out such better performance from all of us."
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Krishnarao Shankar Pandit Krishnarao Shankar Pandit (1893–1989) was an Indian musician, considered by many as one of the leading vocalists of the Gwalior gharana. He authored several articles and 8 books on music and was the founder of "Shankar Gandharva Mahavidyalaya", a music college based in Gwalior. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1973, for his contributions to music. He was also a recipient of several other honors, including the 1959 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the 1980 Tansen Award of the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
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Raja and Radha Reddy Raja (born October 6, 1943) and Radha Reddy (b. February 15, 1955) are a legendary Kuchipudi dancing couple, gurus and choreographers. Their names are synonymous with Kuchipudi dance and are regarded solely responsible for bringing it on the cultural map of the world.. For their services to the field of arts, the Government of India have conferred on them the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awards. They are the only family completely dedicated to dance- Raja, his two wives and two daughters.
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Deba Prasad Das Deba Prasad Das was an Indian classical dancer, considered by many as one of the four first generation gurus of the Indian classical dance form of Odissi. He was a recipient of the 1977 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. and 1974 Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
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K. V. Ramachandran K.V. Ramachandran (1898-1956) of Coimbatore and Madras was a 20th-century Indian music and art critic. He had a reputation for being extremely opinionated and influential, and people who knew him recall that he instilled fear in musicians, dancers and artists around the country. In addition to books, his writings were featured in "The Hindu", India's national newspaper, and the Journal of the Music Academy.
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Shankarashram I Swami Shankarashram I (Devanāgarī: शङकर्ाश्रम् or शंंकर्ाश्रम्,"Śa.m.ka.rā.śram ") was the second guru and "Mathādhipati" (Head of the community or Head of the "matha" ("Monastery")) of the Chitrāpur Sāraswats. He was ordained as the "Mathādhipati" in 1720 and served as the head till his death in 1757. He was the "shishya" (disciple) of Swami Parijñānāshram I.
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Sundaram Balachander Sundaram Balachander (18 January 1927 – 13 April 1990) was an Indian veena player. He was also an accomplished film maker as a producer, director, music director, actor, singer and dancer.
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Vaslav Nijinsky Vaslav Nijinsky (also Vatslav; Russian: Ва́цлав Фоми́ч Нижи́нский ; ] ; Polish: "Wacław Niżyński" ; 12 March 1889/18908 April 1950) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish descent, cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. He was celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could dance "en pointe", a rare skill among male dancers at the time and was admired for his seemingly gravity-defying leaps.
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Rajkumar Shyamanand Sinha Rajkumar Shyamanand Sinha (also known as Kumar Shyamanand Singh) (born 27 July 1916) was the eldest son of Raja Bahadur Kirtyanand Sinha of the Banaili estate. As the eldest child of a Raja, Shyamanad Sinha had many pursuits that were the hallmark of the aristocracy then but was especially notable for his talent and ability in hindustani classical music.
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Ram Narayan Ram Narayan (Hindi: राम नारायण ; IAST: Rām Nārāyaṇ , ] ; born 25 December 1927), often referred to with the title Pandit, is an Indian musician who popularised the bowed instrument sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music and became the first internationally successful sarangi player.
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Jyoti Rout Jyoti Rout (born July 15, 1965) is an eminent Indian classical dancer, teacher and choreographer of Odissi dancing style.
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Karaikudi Mani Karaikudi Mani (born as Ganapathy Subramanyam on 11 September 1945 in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian percussionist, primarily adept in the mridangam. He is regarded by the vast majority of Carnatic connoisseurs and aficionados as one of the greatest mridangam players ever.
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Ganesh and Kumaresh Ganesh and Kumaresh are noted Indian duo of violin players who are a part of the Carnatic music (South India) fraternity. The brothers are best known as modern contemporary artists who have done lot of service to "Sastriya Sangitam". They are a dynamic duo of violinists, who have carved a niche for themselves in this era of great violinists. The brothers have gone deeper into the realm of the music and brought out a refreshingly original content and style for the instrument.
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Saswati Sen Saswati Sen (Hindi: शाश्वती सेन) is a leading Indian exponent of Kathak, an Indian classical dance form. She is a senior disciple of Pandit Birju Maharaj. She achieved early fame by dancing in Satyajit Ray's film, "Shatranj Ke Khilari" (1977), his invocation of Lucknow society at its "Paris of India" zenith.
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Ruth St. Denis Ruth St. Denis (January 20, 1879 – July 21, 1968) was an American modern dance pioneer, introducing eastern ideas into the art. She was the co-founder of the American Denishawn School of Dance and the teacher of several notable performers.
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Paramahansa Yogananda Paramahansa Yogananda (Bengali: পরমহংস যোগানন্দ ) (5 January 18937 March 1952), born Mukunda Lal Ghosh (Bengali: মুকুন্দলাল ঘোষ ), was an Indian yogi and guru who introduced millions of westerners to the teachings of meditation and Kriya Yoga through his book, "Autobiography of a Yogi".
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Lachhu Maharaj Pandit Lachhu Maharaj (1907–1978) was an Indian classical dancer and choreographer of Kathak. He came from a family of illustrious Kathak exponents in Lucknow, and also worked as film choreographer, Hindi cinema, most notably "Mughal-e-Azam" (1960) and "Pakeezah" (1972).