Pulse Blog That Other Gharana

Blog Writer: Pranav YajnikFor those of us raised on Kathak in the United Kingdom, the Banaras gharana is a strange, wild creature. Glimpsed only through clips on the internet, the Caliban of Kathak seems to creep and crawl around the perimeter on the fringes of our known world, never fully seen but at times presenting itself as an 'other' that beguiles as much as it perplexes. The prevailing style of Kathak in the United Kingdom is Lucknow gharana, regardless of the sub-style the teachers take their training in.read more