About the Artist
----------------Indian Classical Dancer
A graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Aruna Bharti Swamy has devoted over 20 years of her life towards the preservation and promotion of Janakiprasad Style in Banaras Gharana of Kathak, which is considered the original form of Kathak in India. Aruna Swamy is one of most prominent students of the Janakiprasad style of Banaras Gharana in Kathak. She has received an extensive training in Kathak under Neesha Jhaveriji and Padmashri Sunayana Hazarilal ji, the doyen of the Banaras Gharana in Kathak.
Janakiprasad style in Kathak
Pt Janakiprasad ji was a direct descendant of Pt Shyamaldas ji who served in the court of Maharaja Anoop Singh ji of Bikaner kingdom in the 17th century.
Natwari Gurugram
Natwari Gurugram, which along with Natwari Mumbai is the primary academy of the Janakiprasaad style of Kathak that originated in Banaras
