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Birju Maharaj

1937 - 2022

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Pandit Birju Maharaj (born Brijmohan Nath Mishra; 4 February 1938 – 17 January 2022) was an Indian dancer, composer, singer, and exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana of Kathak dance in India. He was a descendant of the Maharaj family of Kathak dancers, which includes his two uncles, Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu Maharaj, and his father and guru, Acchan Maharaj. He also practised Hindustani classical music and was a vocalist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Birju Maharaj has received more than 1,234,261 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Birju Maharaj is the 45th most popular dancer (up from 62nd in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from India (up from 449th in 2019) and the most popular Indian Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Birju Maharaj ranks 45 out of 116. Before him are Gaétan Vestris, Pierina Legnani, Zizi Jeanmaire, Arthur Saint-Léon, Jiří Kylián, and Léonide Massine. After him are Lindsay Kemp, Maria Tallchief, Frederick Ashton, Louise Rasmussen, Antonio Gades, and Enrico Cecchetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Birju Maharaj ranks 185. Before him are Geki, Mikheil Meskhi, Ron Clarke, Mitsuo Kamata, Ron Carter, and John Hume. After him are Ted Nelson, Trini Lopez, Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, Gustavo Noboa, Barbara Babcock, and Maryan Wisniewski. Among people deceased in 2022, Birju Maharaj ranks 163. Before him are Philip Baker Hall, Elza Soares, Bernd Bransch, Ivanka Khristova, Jimmy Wang Yu, and Kunimitsu Takahashi. After him are Patrick Demarchelier, Fred Brooks, Maryan Wisniewski, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Fidel Ramos, and Ciriaco De Mita.

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In India

Among people born in India, Birju Maharaj ranks 331 out of 1,861. Before him are Girish Karnad (1938), Abbé Faria (1756), Viswanathan Anand (1969), Abanindranath Tagore (1871), Tatya Tope (1814), and Rajnath Singh (1951). After him are Lakshmi Sahgal (1914), Shashi Kapoor (1938), Kumārila Bhaṭṭa (700), Rakesh Sharma (1949), Anish Kapoor (1954), and Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939).

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Among DANCERS In India

Among dancers born in India, Birju Maharaj ranks 1. After him are Mrinalini Sarabhai (1918), Rukmini Devi Arundale (1904), Yamini Krishnamurthy (1940), Balasaraswati (1918), Sonal Mansingh (1944), Saroj Khan (1948), Padma Subrahmanyam (1943), Kapila Vatsyayan (1928), Geeta Kapur (1973), and Vaibhavi Merchant (1975).

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