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She also studied abhinaya under Kalanidhi Narayan at Protima Bedi’s Nrityagram. She closely studied Baba Bulleh Shah’s contribution to Punjabi Sufi traditions.
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Manjari Chaturvedi
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She belongs to the Lucknow Gharana. She is known for creating a new art form of Indian classical dance called Sufi Kathak. Chaturvedi"s father was a geologist.
She trained initially in the Lucknow gharana of kathak under the guidance of Arjun Mishra.
Mawlana Rumi and Amir Khusro also influenced her. Chaturvedi began her career as a Kathak dancer. she attempts at building an interface with diverse forms like the music of Rajasthan, Kashmir, Awadh, Punjab, Turkmenistan, Iran and Krygistan.
She has therefore, chosen to name her dance style as Sufi Kathak. She performed at the Taj Mahal and Sydney Opera House.
She did a Sufi music video directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and written by Gulzar called as Tere Ishq Mein.
Sufi Kathak
All the Qawwali songs are based on Sufi tenets of Amir Khusro.
