Classical Dances In India(Imp. for SSC, IBPS, RBI, SBI, UPSC, PSU Exams)
Check out the list of Classical Dances In India which are Important for SSC, IBPS, RBI, SBI, UPSC, PSU Exams:
Bharat Natyam – Tamil Nadu
Bihu -Assam
Bhangra -Punjab
Chhau -Bihar, Orissa, W. Bengal and Jharkhand
Garhwali -Uttaranchal
Garba- Gujarat
Hattari -Karnataka
Kathak -North India
Kathakali -Kerala
Kutchipudi -Andhra Pradesh
Khantumm -Mizoram
Karma Madhya -Pradesh
Laho -Meghalaya
Mohiniattam -Kerala
Mando -Goa
Manipuri -Manipur
Nati -Himachal Pradesh
Nat-Natin -Bihar
Odissi -Orissa
Rauf -Jammu & Kashmir
Yakshagan -Karnataka
Folk Dances in India and Tribal Dances in India :
Maharashtra– Kathakeertan, Lezin, Dandaniya, Tamasha, Gafa, Dahikala, Lovani, Mauni, Dasavtar.
Karnataka– Huttari, Suggi Kunitha, YakashaganaKerala Kaikottikali, Kaliyattam, Tappatikkali
Tamil Nadu– Kolattam, Pinnal Kolattam, Kummi, Kavadi, Karagam
Andhra Pradesh Ghanta Mardala, Veedhi Natakam, Burrakatha
Orissa- Ghumara Sanchar, Chadya Dandanata, Chhau
West Bengal- Kathi, Chhau, Baul, Kirtan, Jatra, Lama
Assam– 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, Samochakwa, Karma, Jatra, Natna
Uttar Pradesh- Nautanki, Thora, Chappeli, Raslila, Kajri.
Famous Dancers:
Bharatnatyam– Bala Saraswati, C. V. Chandrasekhar, Leela Samson, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Padma Subramanyam, Rukmini Devi, Sanyukta Panigrahi, Sonal Mansingh, Yamini Krishnamurti
Kathak– Bharti Gupta, Birju Maharaj, Damayanti 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, Dhirendra Nath Pattnaik, Indrani Rahman, Kelucharan Mahapatra, Priyambaba Mohanty, Sonal Mansingh
Instrumentalists:
Sarod– Ali Akbar Khan, Allaudin Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, Buddhadev Dasgupta, Bahadur Khan, Sharan 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
Shehnai– 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, Madhup 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 Mansur, Kishori Amonkar, Ustad Rashid Khan.
Carnatic– M. S. Subbalakshmi, Balamuralikrishna,
Bombay– Jaishree, H. K. Raghavendra, H. K. Venkataram, Sitarajam, Mani Krishnaswamy, Akhil Krishnan, M. L. Vasanthakumari, M. D. Ramanathan, G. N. Balasubramaniam
Thumri– Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Mazhar Ali Khan, Ustad Zawad Ali Khan, Rita Ganguli, Poornima Chaudhary, 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 Dagar, Bundecha Bandhu, Uday Bhawalkar, Pt. Abhay Narayan Mallick, Pt. Ritwik Sanyal
All the best.