Guru Girdhari Maharaj
Master of Kathak Dance

A master gifted with creative genius, he has mastered the multiple facets of theatrical art – dance, singing, poetry (sanskrit and urdu), and percussion – different domains that contribute to his pedagogy. He creates with an intuitive spontaneity specific choreographies adapted to the abilities and attitudes of his students. With unmitigated rigour, he takes into deep consideration the talents of his pupils with the goal of encouraging their individual growth. Its in the success of his students, thanks to his generosity, that he achieves a spiritual joy as master artist.

Guru Girdhari Maharaj is today the principal heir of traditional Kathak dance from the Gharana of Jaipur. Initiated by his father, Pandit Lakshminarayanji and by his uncle Pt. Kanhaiyalal, he perfected his art under the tutorage of masters sunch as Pt. Sambhu Maharaj and Pt. Brahmanan Goswami. After having followed advanced courses at the Jaipur Sangeet Santhan for 16 years, he became himself a teacher and created the Kathak Kendra school of Jaipur. He is recognized by the Sangeet Natak Academy of Rajasthan and by the Ministry of Indian Culture as a master of Kathak, and, as such, presents regularly at the University of Jaipur.