Indian Music and  Dance  with their Musicians and Dancers 





In India there are one or two types of music and dance forms, like classical dance forms and music along with folk dances and songs.
Each art form represents the culture in a  beautiful and impressive way. Dance and music are few of the oldest part of the traditions of the ancient India.



Indian Music and  their Musicians  👇



Veena:                        Sundaram Balachandrer, Asad Ali Khan



Santoor:                      Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma.

                                    He was Awarded two of the civilian honours:

                                    the Padma Shri and the Padma Vibhushan.



Sarod:                          Amjad Ali Khan
                                    He was awarded with the Padma Vibhushan
                                    in 2001.    
                                        




Sitar:                          Pt Ravi Shankar

                                   He was awarded India's  highest civilian

                                  honour, the Bharat Ratan  in 1999.



 

Veena:                        Sundaram Balachandrer, Asad Ali Khan

 
 
 

Sarangi:                      Sultan Khan


        
Violin:                        Lakshminarayana Subhramaniam



 Guitar:                      Braj Bhushan Kabra



 Shehnai:                   Bismillah Khan


 


Flute:                        Hari Prasad Chaurasia
                                He received two of India's hoghest civilian
                                Honours, Padma Bhushan and the Padma
                                Vibhushan.


  

Tabla:                          Zakir Hussain

                                    He was awarded the Padma shri in 1998,

                                    and the Padma Bhushan in 2002.

 




Indian  Dance and their Dancers👇



The classical dance forms recognised by the Sangeet Natak

 Akademi and the Ministry of Culture are:



1) Kathak -                            Uttar Pradesh


2) Bharatanatyam -              Tamil Nadu.


3) Odissi -                            Odisha.


4) Manipuri -                        Manipur


5) Kathakali -                       Kerala.


6) Mohiniyattam-                 Kerala


7) Sattriya -                          Assam


8) Kuchipudi -                     Andhra Pradesh.











Indian Music and  Dance  with their Musicians and Dancers👆