What is Birju Maharaj?
[[File:Pandit Birju Maharaj.jpg|right|200px]] '''Brijmohan Mishra,''' (4 February 1938 &ndash; 16 January 2022), popularly known as '''Pandit Birju Maharaj''', was an Indian [[Kathak]] dancer, composer and singer.<ref name=enc>{{cite book|last=Kaui|first=Banotsarg-Boghaz |editor=Subodh Kapoor|title=The Indian encyclopaedia: biographical, historical, religious, administrative, ethnological, commercial and scientific. Volume 3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfyA327hG8EC&q=Kathak+Kendra&pg=PA915|year=2002|publisher=Genesis Publishing|isbn=81-7755-257-0|page=198}}</ref> He was born in [[Handia, Uttar Pradesh|Handia]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. His career began in 1951. In 1986, he was honored with the [[Padma Vibhushan]]. He was known for his [[choreography]] for ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'' and ''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''. Maharaj died at a hospital in [[New Delhi]], [[India]] from a [[heart attack]] caused by [[diabetes]] and [[kidney disease]] on 16 January 2022, aged 83.<ref>[https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pandit-birju-maharaj-legendary-kathak-dancer-dies-of-heart-attack-at-the-age-of-83-2711892 Pandit Birju Maharaj, Legendary Kathak Dancer, Dies At 83]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Miaharaj, Birju}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Indian dancers]] [[Category:Indian singers]] [[Category:Indian composers]] [[Category:Indian choreographers]] [[Category:People from Uttar Pradesh]] {{bio-stub}}