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Durgesh Gangani

Kathak dancer

Durgesh Gangani
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   Career

A promising artist, son of Dr. Pt. Jagdish 

Gangani, an exponent of Jaipur Gharana and grandson of 

legendary Kathak Guru Pt. Sundarlal Gangani. He hails from 

Jaipur Gharana (traditional family) having dance and music in 

his genes. 

He is training under the auspicious guidance of his father 

since the tender age of 4, and has imbibed the finest 

technical aspects of Jaipur Gharana. To exhibit the syllables 

of intricate nritta and nritya aspects like toda, paran, lamchad 

paran, chalan, tatkar along with the layakari, in difficult taals 

including Rudra taal (11 beats) and Basant taal (9 beats). 

Abhinaya anga, parallel to angular movements with vigor and 

speed is his forte. 

He has performed in many prestigious music and dance 

festivals with international artists in India, on national level 

by organizations like Delhi Sangeet Natak Academy, Lucknow, 

India Habiate Centre, New Delhi, Kathak Nritya Mahotsav by 

Kathak Darshan-Vadodara, Pt. Gaurishankar Nritya Samaroh-

Mumbai, Religious Festival, Madhav Mission-Jaipur, Natraj 

Gopi Krishna Dance Festival-Nashik (solo performance), Pt. 

Hazarilal and Pt. Girdharprasad Jaipurwale Jayanti-Mumbai, 

Vasantotsav-New Delhi, Gujarat Gaurav Divas-Vadodara, 

Raindrop Festival, Mumbai to name a few. He has given 

performances before the legendary Kathak Maestro 

Padmavibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj 

He has performed with world renowned tabla maestros like 

Pt. Anindo Chatterjee, Pt. Kumar Bose, Pt. Arvind Azad, 

Ustad Akram Khan, and also contemporary Tabla Maestro 

Anubrata Chatterjee for his solo recitals

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Durgesh Gangani presents Kathak solo recital

Durgesh Gangani presents Kathak solo recital
   Awards & Achievements

He was awarded with ‘Kal Ke Kalaakar’ by Gujarat State 

Sangeet Natak Akademi, in 2013. He finished his masters 

summa cum laude (Gold Medalist) in Kathak from Faculty 

of Performing Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of 

Baroda, Vadodara in May 2017.

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