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The word Kathak is derived from the Vedic Sanskrit word ‘katha’ meaning “story”, and kathakara meaning “storyteller”. Kathak dance has a traditional and cultural heritage that gives it the status of an Indian classical dance form. Kathak evolved as an expression of devotion to Lord Krishna. Studies show that Kathak originated in Varanasi and spread to Lucknow, Jaipur and other parts of north-west India. Kathak dance evolved as a distinct genre with the spread of the Bhakti movement in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Like most art forms of India, Kathak is also based on the Guru-Shishya tradition or teacher-disciple tradition.
The students of Nrityarangam Dance Academy astonished the audience by giving a wonderful performance of Kathak dance at Mathur Vaishya Sabhagriha in Panchkuiya, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Under the guidance and direction of trainer and organizer Mrs. Pooja Gupta and Mrs. Pal Gupta, six students of Nrityarangam Dance Academy – Yukkta Mittal, Anika Yadav, Vanshika Soni, Tanya Goyal, Krishnika Garg and Mishika Agarwal performed Kathak dance by doing 2000 rounds and also set a world record by demonstrating various postures. Which was registered as a world record in the Golden Book of World Records with the title of “Most Kathak Spins Performed While Creating Formation”. The world record certificate was presented to the students and the instructor, Mrs. Pooja Gupta, on the stage by Dr. Manish Vishnoei, Asia Head, GBWR, who was present at the event. Mr. Alok Kumar, National Head, GBWR, Golden Book of World Records Dr. Sushil Chandra Gupta and Mrs. Deepika Gupta were present as special guests during the program.
Expressing happiness on getting their name registered in the Golden Book of World Records, Mrs. Puja Gupta said that these students have been practising hard and regularly for the past year to make this attempt at world record possible. This task has been possible only due to the regular practice of 5-6 hours daily by the students. During the program, the stage was managed by Mr. Rashid Qureshi. During the presentation, Mr. Parmanand Sharma accompanied on tabla and Mr. Subhash Saxena on harmonium. The lyrics of the program were written by Aastha Bansal and Aradhya Sharma.
Many world records have been set before this under the able guidance and leadership of Mrs. Pooja Gupta. In which a world record was set for the maximum number of Kathak Tatkar performances by the group. Apart from this, a world record was set by the group by doing continuous Kathak Chakkar, and a world record was set by the group by performing Kathak dance on skating under the able guidance of Pooja Gupta. The above records were registered in the Golden Book of World Records.
