Sitara Devi, the famous Kathak dancer who taught Kathak to Bollywood's top heroines, was born on this day. She was a famous Kathak dancer of India and it would be a surprise to all of you to know that her parents had separated her from birth due to her crooked face.

At the same time, she was married when she was eight years old. She received titles ranging from 'Dhanno' to 'Kathak Queen' and the famous dancer Sitara Devi is no longer in this world. Sitara Devi was born on 8 November 1920 in Calcutta and her family was originally from Varanasi.

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At the same time, her father Sukhdev Maharaj was also a Kathak dancer and Sanskrit scholar and mother Matsya Kumar had ties with the royal family of Nepal but Sitara Devi could not meet her parents till the age of eight. Yes, it is said that from birth, Sitara Devi's face was crooked and on seeing the daughter's crooked face, her parents got scared and handed her over to a midwife. After that, she stayed away from her parents for eight years and Sitara Devi was married at the age of just eight.

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At the same time, she insisted on going to school, but due to this insistence, her marriage broke up. After her marriage broke up, she studied and also learned dance. Let us tell you that the original name of Sitara Devi was Dhanalakshmi and in the house, she was called as Dhanno because she was born on the day of Dhanteras. Sitara Devi also studied dance from Shambhu Maharaj and Pandit Birju Maharaj's father Achchan Maharaj and after she turned 10, she started performing solo dances.

She mesmerized people with her programs in India and abroad and managed to establish a good identity. Let us tell you that Sitara Devi received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1969. She was announced to get the Padma Shri award in 1975, but she turned it down saying that her contribution to the world is huge and she expects no less than Bharatharatna.

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