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"Birju Maharaj: The Master Through My Eyes" - Saswati Sen

Presents layers of the Kathak maestro's personality as witnessed by one of his foremost disciples. This book reveals how this icon of Indian dance, who is a mentor for thousands and an inspiration for countless people across the globe, is actually an unassuming, simple person outside his artistic world.



Saswati Sen has known Pandit Birju Maharaj for over forty-five years. Gradually, she began to see the divinity in her talented master and decided to write a book on his life and work. Birju Maharaj: The Master Through My Eyes presents layers of the Kathak maestro.

Title - Birju Maharaj: The Master Through My Eyes
Author - Saswati Sen

Publisher - Niyogi Books, 2013
ISBN - 9381523827, 9789381523827
Length - 216 pages
Subjects- Biography & Autobiography › Composers & Musicians
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