Shambhu Maharaj was a renowned personality associated with which of the following dance forms?

Option 4 : Kathak

The correct answer is Kathak.

• Shambhu Maharaj was a renowned personality associated with Kathak dance forms.
• Shambhu Maharaj
  • He was a Guru of the Indian classical dance form, Kathak, which belongs to Uttar Pradesh.
  • He belongs to Lucknow Gharana.
  • He received training from his father Kalka Prasad Maharaj, uncle Bindadin Maharaj and his eldest brother Achchan Maharaj.
  • Dancer Lachhu Maharaj was also his elder brother.
  • In 1952, he joined the Bharatiya Kala Kendra (later, the Kathak Kendra), New Delhi.
  • He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1956 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 1967.​

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• Kathak is the classical dance of Uttar Pradesh.
• Kathak is considered to have originated from the acts of priests during the prayers in the temple.
• This dance was greatly developed in the royal court of the last Nawab of Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah.
• The period of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah who himself was a Kathak dancer was known as the Golden Age of Art of Awadh.