| 2001 – 2002 |
M.A. in Kathak dance
from Indra Kala Sangeet Mahavidhyalaya,
Khairagadh University (M.P).
|
| 1991 – 1992 |
Achieved top distinction
in Kathak Post Diploma dance from Kathak
Kendra, New Delhi under guidance of Pandit
Birju Maharaj ji.
|
| 1992 – 1994 |
Trained under Smt
Urmila Nagar ji of the Jaipur Gharana. |
| 1978 – 1986 |
Trained under Pandit
Pandey Maharaj of Banaras Gharana
|
| 1998 – 1999 |
M.A. in Political
Science in Meerut University, New Delhi. |
| 1997 |
B.A. from Delhi
University (Hindi, English, Political
Science, History, Sociology).
Completed yoga teaching course at the Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Coppernikas Marg,
New Delhi.
|
| 1987 – 1993 |
He holds a ‘Prabhakar’ qualifications
in playing the Pakhawaj, which required
6 years of formal training. He was trained
under the guidance of Guru Ram Kishor
Das Ji of Delhi.
|
| (Indian
percussion instrument used in Indian classical
music in accompanying Kathak performances) |
| |
I hold a ‘Prabhakar’
qualification in playing the pakhawaj,
which required 6 years of formal training,
from 1987 to 1993. I have had the experience
of accompanying dance performances by
major astistes, such as my Guru, Pandit
Birju Maharaj ji, Saswati Sen
and many others.
For the past 200 years
my ancestors have been renowned classical
musicians, specializing in tabla and Pankhawaj,
with the tradition being passed down through
since early childhood; Pandit Gama Maharaj,
who taught me to play Tabla and Pakhawaj
and Guru Ram Kishor Das ji of Delhi. |
