Famous Kathak dancer Sitara Devi was born on this day. Yes, She was born on November 8, 1920 in Kolkata. She died on 25th November, 2014. Sitara Devi won the hearts of millions of people in her style but there was a long struggle behind her success. At the age of 16, Sitara Devi got the title of 'Dance Samrini'. The title was given to him by Rabindranath Tagore. Tell all of you that Sukhdev Maharaj, the father of Sitara Devi, was also a Kathak dancer and was also known as a Sanskrit scholar.
Tell you that it was Sukhdev Maharaj who taught his daughter dance. This also led to a lot of criticism in the society. Even then, Sukhdev Maharaj and his daughter Sitara Devi did not give up. Tell all of you that at that time people started calling the star prostitute but on hearing this, father Sukhdev had said, 'When Radha can dance for Krishna, why not my daughter. After much boycott, Maharajji had changed his house and then started a dancing school where the children of prostitutes were admitted. Star Devi, who had been teaching dance from a very young age, started performing solo at the age of 10. She gave a kathak presentation at Atiya Begum Palace. Rabindranath Tagore, Sarojini Naidu and Parsi philanthropist Sir Kovazsi Jahangir were present at the event.
Sitara Devi also acted in some films which were excellent. Her debut film was 'Aurat Ka Dil' and she also performed in films like Nagina, Roti, Watan and Anjali. Sitara Devi received padma shri in 1970 and kalidas samman in 1994 for her special contribution to art and dance. She was also awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1969. At the same time, she was supposed to be awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002 but refused to accept the award. She is said to have said, 'She will not take any award less than Bharat Ratna. '
'Lakshya' starring Naga Shaurya, Ketika Sharma to hit the screens on November 12
