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Legendary Kathak dancer Birju Maharaj dies at 83

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Legendary Kathak dancer Birju Maharaj dies at 83

Legendary Kathak dancer Birju Maharaj has died, news agency ANI reported on Monday, citing his relatives. He is 83 years old.

“He’s been in treatment for the past month. He suddenly had difficulty breathing around 12:15-12:30 last night; we took him to the hospital within 10 minutes, but he passed away,” said his granddaughter Ragini Maharaj told ANI. She added that his image in my mind was always smiling.

Birju Maharaj is the representative of Kalka-Bindadin Gharana in Lucknow.

On February 4, 1937, he was born into a famous Kathak dance family under the name Brij Mohan Nath Mishra. Besides his father Achchan Maharaj and uncles Shambhu and Lachchu Maharaj, he was also influenced by Bindadeen Maharaj.

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He started performing with his father since childhood and became a maharaj (Maharaj) in his teens. Birju Maharaj also performed at the durbar in Rampur Nawab.

By the age of 28, Birju Maharaj’s mastery of the dance form earned him the coveted Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.

Known for its perfect rhythm and expressive abhinaya or gesture language, Birju Maharaj has developed his own unique style. He was known for his excellent choreography and helped popularize ballet theatre.

Birju Maharaj has received numerous awards for his contributions to the performing arts, including one of the country’s highest civilian honors, the Padma Vibhushan in 1986.

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Bigg Boss 18: Digvijay Rathee named ‘Time God’, Avinash Mishra and Vivian Dsena refuse to do chores

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Bigg Boss 18: Digvijay Rathee named ‘Time God’, Avinash Mishra and Vivian Dsena refuse to do chores

Bigg Boss 18: Digvijay Rathee was declared ‘Time God’ by Bigg Boss for the new week. Vivian Dsena and Avinash Mishra rebelled by saying they won’t do the work.

Bigg Boss 18: Digvijay Rathee was given the title of ‘Time God’ after Rajat Dalal. But as the new teaser promo from the upcoming episode of the Salman Khan-hosted show indicated, this did not sit well with some of the other contestants who protested and said that they will not take his orders and refused to do the chores. The contestants were Vivian Dsena and Avinash Mishra. (Alos read: Bigg Boss 18: Wildcard contestant Edin Rose lashes out at Avinash Mishra, says ‘naak me dam karke jaungi’. Watch)

Vivian and Avinash clash with Digvijay

In the teaser, Bigg Boss informs the rest of the contestants that Digvijay has been named as the Time God for the week. He was seen assigning duties to the rest of the contestants in the garden area. At this point, Vivian revolted and said, “I’m used to settling scores. As long as you’re the Time God, I won’t do any work. It is my duty so I am open to do whatever I want.” Then Avinash added that he will also not do the work.

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In the end, a clash broke out between Digvijay and Vivian near the kitchen area, when the latter tried to make food for himself. As per Digvijay, if they are not doing the assigned duties then they will not receive their share of the food. When Vivian tried to make some suji for himself, Digvijay came in between and snatched the packet, spilling most of the food on the floor. Vivian looked angry at this incident, even as the rest of the contestants looked on at the verbal spat between the two.

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This week, the contestants who were nominated for elimination are Vivian Dsena, Chahat Pandey, Avinash Mishra, Karan Veer Mehra, Digvijay Rathee, Kashish Kapoor and Alice Kaushik. Digvijay got the opportunity to save Kashish from elimination.

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