Rajendra Gangani is a renowned Kathak dancer trained in the Jaipur Gharana, notable for his innovative style.
For his outstanding contribution to Kathak, Gangani received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2003 from A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (the President of India at that time), the highest award for contribution to Indian performing arts.
The disciple of Pt. Kundanlal Gangani, Rajendra Gangani started training in the art of Kathak dance at the early age of four. The renowned Jaipur 'Gharana' saw the emergence of an outstanding performer and crusader of the art in the talented scion of a family of hereditary dancers serving the art of Kathak for centuries together.
Pt. Rajendra has easily absorbed the most complicated and difficult 'Bols' of Kathak, today, mesmerising audiences under the spell of his art for hours together. He has enriched himself with the essence of this style of dance together with integrating the purity of tradition with the creativeness of a contemporary approach.
Pt. Rajendra graduated from the Kathak Kendra, Delhi in the year 1983-84, and ever since has made significant contributions to this field. Although he sticks to the pure tradition of hs gharan, he is an indefatigable experimenter, having choreographed several group compositions and dance dramas to standing ovations and rave reviews.
