List of Kathak exponents
This is a list of the Sangeet Natak Akademi awards for the Indian classical dance form of Kathak, as well as gurus and well-known performers.- Shambhu Maharaj 1955
- Baijnath Prasad "Lacchu Maharaj" 1957
- Sunder Prasad 1959
- Mohanrao Kallianpurkar 1962
- Birju Maharaj 1964
- Damayanti Joshi 1968
- Sitara Devi 1969
- Gauri Shankar Devilal 1974
- Roshan Kumari 1975
- Rohini Bhate 1979
- Kartik Ram 1982
- Kumudini Lakhia 1982
- Durga Lal 1984
- Uma Sharma 1987
- Maya Rao 1989
- Reba Vidyarthi 1991
- Ramlal Bareth 1995
- Rani Karnaa 1996
- Sunderlal Sathyanarayan Gangani 1998
- Shovana Narayan 1999-2000
- Surendra Saikia 2000
- Rajendra Gangani 2002
- Sunayana Hazarilal Agarwal 2003
- Urmila Nagar 2003
- Saswati Sen 2004
- Tirath Ram Azad 2005
- Munna Shukla 2006
- Geetanjali Lal 2007
- Shashi Sankhla 2008
- Prerana Shrimali 2009
- Malabika Mitra 2010
- Manjushree Chatterjee 2011
- Vijay Shankar 2012
- Rajashree Shirke 2013
- Uma Dogra 2014
- Jitendra Maharaj 2016
- Shobha Koser 2017
- Puru Dadheech 2018
Padma Awardees
- Padma shri shambhu Maharaj
- Padma Bhushan Uma Sharma
- Padma Vibhushan Birju Maharaj
- Padma Shri Krishna Kumar Maharaj
- Padma Shri Sitara Devi
- Padma Shri Gopi Krishna
- Padm Shri Rohini Bhate
- Padma Shri Shovana Narayan
- Padma Bhushan Kumudini Lakhia
- Padma Shri Sunayana hazarilal
- Padma shri Roshan Kumari
- Padma Shri Damyanti Joshi
- Padma Shri Pratap Pawar
- Padma Shri Rani Karna
- Padma Shri Dr Puru Dadheech
Gharana Founders
- Bhanuji - Founder: Jaipur Gharana
- Ishwari Prasad - Founder:Lucknow Gharana
- Janaki Prasad - Founder: Benaras Gharana
- Raja Chakradhar Singh - Founder: Raigarh Gharana
- Sundar laal paswan - Founder: Jamatpara Gharana
Lucknow gharana
The following is a list of the Gurus of the Lucknow Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Ishwari Prasad:
The following is a list of the Gurus of the Benaras Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Janaki Prasad:
- Dulha Ram and Ganeshilal, brothers of Janaki Prasad
- Chunnilal, disciple of Janaki Prasad
- Biharilal, Hiralal and Puranlal, sons of Dulha Ram
- Hanuman Prasad, Shivlal and Gopalji, sons of Ganeshilal
- Nawal Kishore, Bansidhar and Omkar Prasad, sons of Hanuman Prasad
- Sukhdev, Durga Prasad and Kundanlal, sons of Shivlal
- padma shri maharaj Krishna Kumar son of gopal ji
- Ashok maharaj son of maharaj krishna kumar grandson of Gopal ji
- Vaibhav and Vasu nephew of Ashok Maharaj grandson of maharaj krishna kumar
- pt.sandeep kumar songra great grand son of pt.bihari lal ji and son of vinod kumar ji
- Sitara Devi, daughter of Sukhdev
- Natraj Shri Gopi Krishna, grandson of Sukhdev Maharaj
- Jagdish kumar son of Ram lal grandson of Puran lal Ji Patiala
- Onkar kumar son of Ram lal grandson of Puran lal ji Patiala
- Pardeep kumar son of Jagdish kumar grandson of Ram lal ji,Patiala
- Vinod Kumar Kathak,grandson son of Madan lal Ji,Patiala
- Harish Kumar Kathak,grandson of Madan Ji,Patiala
Gurus (deceased)
- Damayanti Joshi
- Rohini Bhate
- Chitresh Das
- Rani Karna
- Maya Rao
Current (Elder/Senior) Gurus
- Birju Maharaj
- Roshan Kumari
- Puru Dadheech
- Kumudini Lakhia
- Maya Rao
- Nirupama Rajendra
- Nandini Singh
- Dr Vibha Dadheech
- Shama Bhate
- Prerana Shrimali
- Nandkishore Kapote
- Rajendra Gangani
- Shovana Narayan
- Pali Chandra
Current Younger Artists
- Aacharyaa Pratishtha Sharma
- Suchandra Banerjee
- Jaya Sharma
- Prerana Deshpande
- Manisha Gulyani
- Neha Pendse
- Akram Khan
- Akhilesh Chaturvedi
- Namrata Rai
- Chitresh Das
- Satya Narayana Charka
- Anurita Rai
- Rishi basatwar
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- Cynthia Ling Lee
- Dr.Ajaykumar Savane
