Raqs (Documentary on Kathak)
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- It represents the story of Kathak particularly in context of Pakistan and the Muslim tradition. It is based on the links of Muslim contribution to this dance form, different aspects of Kathak, new dimensions which Sufism has introduced in dance and possibilities of further evolution and refinement as Kathak in its existing form is the product of various influences in the past.
Footage Courtesy: Daredivas YT videos, Nahid Siddiqui's Archives
Kathak people are truly innocent....
Please give them love and respect....
@ Zeeshan Khan
There are so many Kathak lovers all over the world...Therefore, my request is: PLEASE, provide the English translation for this documentary, especially that the great, the legendary Kathak dancer Nahid Siddiqui, appears in it! I simply love this wonderful human being, and I'm a great admirer of her.
Thank you!
P.S.
Ma'am, I hope you'll come to perform in my country - Romania -, someday!
Best Regards!
I wish if this documentry in hd
Nice to see how much Indian classical dance and music is getting recognised world wide.❤
@@usmankhuram1762 Yeah brother, Indians & Pakistanis as people might be similar, but these classical dances have actually originated in Hindu religion through Indian temple arts & religious traditions (like Kathak from Kathavaachak, a religious storytelling tradition). All the four gharanas of Kathak are within India. And mediaeval centres of Kathak like Lucknow are in India too. So these dances might be danced by both Indian and Pakistani artists but as a dance form its not a Pakistani dance, it basically & exclusively is Indian Classical Dance or Indian Temple Dance.
@@usmankhuram1762 Dear brother, of course Muslims contributed to Kathak as well, no doubt about that. Maybe it's the religious nature of some Pakistani & Indian Muslims that they don't consider dance as a positive art, like, Islam as a religion is against dancing (in Hinduism, Classical Dance is a kind of worship so dance is celebrated & is very well accepted). All the four gharanas were originally started by Hindu gurus themselves (not by Hindu & Muslims together)- Lucknow Gharana by Shri Ishwari Prasad, Banaaras by Janakiprasad, Jaipur by Bhanu Ji Maharaj and Raigarh Gharana by Raja Chakradhar Singh. Later on, in Mughal era Kathak got enriched by Persian dance, which again is a pre-Islamic & Zoroastrian dance, esp chakkars (whirling). In Mughal era Kathak did reform (due to pre-Islamic Persian and Central Asian dance) by the Muslims but it got downgraded from temple art of prestige to a court dance performed by courtesans, later the Tawaifs who were generally not seen as morally righteous (that's unfortunate but the truth). So in Muslim era dance got downgraded in its status from temple to court and then to brothels, as Islamic societies aren't wide open to accept dance liberally.
Thankfully in India today Kathak is a great deal. Its perceived as a national heritage. Sitara Devi and Birju Maharaj are loved by every dance lover. And India is full of Kathak aspirants and great modern exponents like Kumar Sharma, Manjari Chaturvedi, Parvati Datta, Vidha Laal and so on and on and on.
Later disciples taking dance to other countries like Pakistan doesn't make an Indian dance a Pakistani art, it still would be an Indian classical dance being performed in Pakistan by Pakistani disciples.
You're thoughts about performing as an artist not as a Hindu or Muslim are quite beautiful & agreeable but the nature of Kathak in particular that lies in its roots is Hindu.👍
this is beautiful! thanks
My fav is 08:54-09:28, what an exceptional elegance against such a great background score, marvellous, can anyone tell me the name of dancer?
I am not able to see this video.. Is it not available or removed?
Who is the dancer from 0:34 - 1:00?
Nahid siddiqui
Kathak was originally temple dance( dating back 400bce) dedicated to gods also called as devdasi , later it evolved into story telling and still remained as temple dance dedicated to Radha Krishna mostly performed by vaishnavism sect.
After mughals arrived kathak was transformed to mujra the dance of prositicute and was culturally appropriate d later got diluted finally lost during British era when all dance forms stopped.
After independence kathak was bought back by birju maharaj in it original form and its major schools are in india, mughals contributed nothing rather than diluting our dance form. DONT U DARE DO IT AGAIN U CAN NAME IT MUJRA BUT REMOVE THAT SANSKRIT WORD FROM IT
Sorry to say, but Kathak was defamed after mougals only. Kathak used to perform in Temples for Dev Pooja but after mougals u know well. But now happy that it's being appreciated and being accepted everywhere like it's ancient time.
megha sahu do you study Kathak or are you an audience who appreciates the form ?
Kathak also apreciated by mughals also. Dhrupad songs were also sung in mughal court
Kathak was never performed in temples. Kathak was given social prestige by the Mughals, sorry to rain on your parade...
@@devaanshsingh4832 Nope... Kathak was not considered one of the classical temple dances of India, it was a theatre dance. It later gained prestige during the Mughal Era. Temple Dances included Bharatnatyam and Oddisi etc.
Devaansh Singh Kathak was indeed a devotional dance form but it was never performed in temples.
pakistan should leave kathak and concentrate on pure islamic dance like whirling of turkey and other arabic iranian turkey culture than indian culture....Awaz do General zia ko sayad koi help karne aa jaye!