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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 1,168,500 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Birju Maharaj is the 62nd most popular dancer, the 453rd most popular biography from India and the most popular Indian Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Birju Maharaj ranks 62 out of 76. Before him are Jean Coralli, Ninette de Valois, Vladimir Vasiliev, Arthur Saint-Léon, Hans van Manen, and Alicia Markova. After him are Alvin Ailey, Kenneth MacMillan, Marie Rambert, Birgit Cullberg, Maria Tallchief, and Yury Grigorovich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Birju Maharaj ranks 268. Before him are Jurek Becker, Vlatko Marković, Coen Moulijn, Jack Nitzsche, Magnar Solberg, and Ivo Daneu. After him are Barbro Lindgren, Alfredo M. Bonanno, Helmut Recknagel, Juan José Saer, Brian G. Marsden, and Vittorio Adorni. Among people deceased in 2022, Birju Maharaj ranks 249. Before him are Anatoly Alyabyev, Herman Daly, Peter Straub, Eugene Parker, Mustafa Dağıstanlı, and Mino De Rossi. After him are André Wilms, Jean Philippe, Heidi Biebl, Valery Ryumin, Gregory Itzin, and Kálmán Mészöly.

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In India

Among people born in India, Birju Maharaj ranks 453 out of 1,493. Before him are Shammi Kapoor (1931), Rekha (1954), Derek Prince (1915), Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (1888), Nirmal Verma (1929), and Mahadev Desai (1892). After him are Saint Alphonsa (1910), Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (1898), Jagat Gosain (1573), Venkaiah Naidu (1949), Suriya (1975), and Dharamvir Bharati (1926).

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Among DANCERS In India

Among dancers born in India, Birju Maharaj ranks 1. After him are Rukmini Devi Arundale (1904), Mrinalini Sarabhai (1918), Balasaraswati (1918), Yamini Krishnamurthy (1940), Saroj Khan (1948), and Sonal Mansingh (1944).

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