Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak (1905 – 2001) was a classical dancer and teacher.

Early life

Ghulam Hussain was born in

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in a syed family. Initially he was in Agha Hashar's drama company later he once saw Acchan mahraj's performance there first time this was his first encounter with Kathak. After the downfall of drama in 1930 as an art, he along with other artists gathered there in Rampur where he became ganda band disciple of Acchan Maharaj and learnt from him.

Migration to Pakistan

Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak migrated to

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after the partition and lived there before moving to Lahore in his later years. He has been a major exponent in the arts and teaching of classical

kathak Kathak ( hi, कथक; ur, کتھک) is one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance. It is the classical dance from of Uttar Pradesh. The origin of Kathak is traditionally attributed to the traveling bards in ancient northern Ind ...

dance in Pakistan, for over four decades.

Legacy

Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak was the guru of Pakistani classical dancer Nahid Siddiqui, Nighat Chaodhry. Fasih Ur Rehman, a discipline of Ghulam Hussain, has been carrying on his legacy.

References

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