Ключевые слова: banaras hindu university, bhartiya kala kendra, brijmohan mishra, choreographer, classical dancer, devdas, dil to pagal hai, gadar ek prem katha, hindustani classical music, honorary doctorate, india, kalashram, kalidas samman, kathak dance, kathak dance drama, kathak dancer, kathak exponent, kathak kendra, khairagarh university, lata mangeshkar puraskaar, leading exponent, legendary, lucknow gharana, lucknow kalka bindadin gharana, maharaj family, padma vibhushan, pandit birju maharaj, sangeet natak akademi award, shatranj ke khiladi, vishwaroopam, vocalist,