Profile - Dr Nandkishore Kapote is a rare Kathaka - Tapati Chowdhurie

In an informal tête-à-tête with Dr Nandkishore Kapote in Pune, I discovered that he is a rare breed of Kathaka. He is the Director of Dr D.Y. Patil Vidyapith School of Liberal Arts and a successful Kathaka, Kathak guru, guide, choreographer and orator. Nandkishore showed his inclination for the arts in general and dance in particular from early childhood. Without any formal training in dance, when he was but a child, the sound of ankle bells in Muhammad Rafi's rendition, Pag men ghungharu bandhke Mira nachere, Giradhar ki muraliya baje re's rhythmical beauty was irresistible to Nandkishore. He took to dance like a duck to water. 

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