Prabha Marathe (born 8 October 1936, in Pune) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, and teacher, best known for founding the Kalachhaya Cultural Centre in 1965. A student of the Kathak dance under Pandit Birju Maharaj, she trained at the Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra in New Delhi, and has been credited with popularising and documenting the techniques of Kathak in Maharashtra in the 1980s.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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- ^ "Prabha Marathe". Sahapedia. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "This is the end of Kathak: Prabha Marathe remembers her guru Pandit Birju Maharaj". Hindustan Times. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Kothari, Sunil (1989). Kathak, Indian Classical Dance Art. Abhinav Publications. p. 199. ISBN 978-81-7017-223-9.
- ^ Banerji, Projesh (1986). Dance in Thumri. Abhinav Publications. p. 94. ISBN 978-81-7017-212-3.
- ^ Massey, Reginald (2004). India's Dances: Their History, Technique, and Repertoire. Abhinav Publications. p. 263. ISBN 978-81-7017-434-9.
- ^ Pujari, Premlata (1994). Women Power in India. Vol. 1. Kanishka Publishers. p. 35. ISBN 978-81-7391-015-9.
- ^ Mitoma, Judy; Zimmer, Elizabeth; Stieber, Dale Ann (18 October 2013). Envisioning Dance on Film and Video. Routledge. p. 395. ISBN 978-1-135-37651-2.
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