Aliyah Banerjee is a classical Kathak artist, using her foundation rooted in the Lucknow gharana to explore the intricacies of Kathak.

Since the tender age of four, Aliyah Banerjee has trained in the Lucknow (Kalka-Bindadeen) Gharana of Kathak under eminent Gurus Pt. Jai Kishan Maharaj, Smt. Ruby Mishra, and Shri Tribhuwan Maharaj in New Delhi.

She has performed in several group and solo productions staged around Delhi in Kamani Auditorium, Shri Ram Centre, NDMC Theatre, NIV Art Centre, and Saraswati Kala Mandir among other venues. She is also one of the few student faculty at her Gurus’ institution Birju Maharaj Parampara in Delhi.

Aliyah is also an independent performer, having performed at venues in Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata, as well as internationally in San Diego, New York, and Austin.

With an interest in writing about the performing arts, she has written pieces on Kathak for platforms such as Manthan, the art research wing of UPAJ India, the Indigenous Blog, and the Alipore Post.

My Youtube channel can be found here. All photos on this page are by Ritesh Sharma.