Fast kathak music
In this age, Kathak style of dance emerged as a means of entertainment and sensual pleasure. Hindu culture was destroyed and Kathaks had to absorb the court’s pomp and show and sense of pleasure. It is also believed that in the Muslim age, Kathak had to be totally transformed. In the medival age, when large scale destruction of temples took place, these story tellers called ‘Kathak’ lost their shelter and began to scatter and found refuge in the courts of Kings orNawabs and started creating dances according to their respective tastes and to establish themselves in the court, they innovated to create extraordinary effects. “Bhagvata” was narrated in the temples through songs and dances. Similarly, the story of Lord Krishna i.e. The storytellers who followed this style were called Kushilava and later on were called “Kathak’. In fact, this dance form has its origin to the period of Lord Rama. Lava and Kusha narrated the story of Lord Rama by singing and enacting the same. in the court of Lord Rama, the disciples of Sage Valmiki i.e. Instances are found in Vedas, Puranas and other scriptures e.g. It is evident that the dance Kathak relates to story (Katha) and the tradition of the story telling is quite ancient.
Learned people have said ‘One who tells story is called Kathak’. It is from the word Katha the word ‘Kathak’ developed and became popular which means a caste engaged in singing, playing instruments and dancing. KATHAK is a word of Sanskrit language and it literally means story or story teller, one who reads aloud “Puranas’ i.e.