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Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
About Damayanti Joshi
- Damayanti Joshi (5 September 1928 – 19 September 2004) was a noted Indian classical dancer in the Kathak dance form.
- She began in the 1930s dancing in Madame Menaka's troupe, which travelled to many parts of the world.
- She learnt Kathak from Sitaram Prasad of Jaipur Gharana and became an adept dancer at a very young age, and later trained under from Acchan Maharaj, Lacchu Maharaj and Shambhu Maharaj of Lucknow gharana, thus imbibing nuances from both the traditions.
- She became independent in the 1950s and achieved prominence in the 1960s, before turning into a guru at her dance school in Mumbai.She received the Padma Shri in 1970, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Dance in 1968, and had remained Director of the U.P.
- Kathak Kendra in Lucknow.
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