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Pandit Arjun Mishra (Hindi: पंडित अर्जुन मिश्रा) (Born 1 July 1950) was a one of the greatest Kathak Gurus of Lucknow Gharana. Pandit Arjun Mishra is a son of Legendary Hindustani Classical Vocalist Nanhu Mishra of Benaras and a 12th generation of his Musical Gharana. As a scholar of Lucknow Gharana Kathak, he did many efforts to save and incline Kathak level in Lucknow City. In 1998 he started “Kathak Academy” in Lucknow.

Marriage and children
Pandit Arjun Mishra, a son of Nanhu Mishra has three children, i.e., Anuj Mishra, Smriti Mishra and Kantika Mishra. His son and daughters are renowned and established Kathak Performers and taking care of Kathak Academy of Lucknow as well as running dance production company named AADC (Arjun Anuj Dance Company).

Career
The well known dance-scholar Late Jeevan Pani described him as “An accomplished solo Artist” who has earned many laurels from both the press and the public. As an expert teacher of Kathak who is “sincere and diligent with a great sense of responsibility”. At very young age he started teaching Kathak first in Bhagalpur, then in the Kumudini Lakhia’s famous “Kadamba” (Ahmedabad 1983-1987) and there after he became staff artist of Delhi Kathak Kendra as a prominent dancer in m any of the framed ballets choreographed by Pandit Birju Maharaj. Kumudini Lakhia specially lauds Arjun’s regularity and honesty as a Guru and his involvement in “Kadamba’s Dance Productions”.

In 1998 Guru Arjun Mishra has established the “Kathak Academy” in Lucknow as center of Kathak Training of “Lucknow Gharana”, where he assiduously keeps up his triple roles of Dancer, Guru and Choreographer through strict work schedule. His main aim for this academy was to lift the declining level of Kathak from Lucknow. In Kathak Academy the training is based on the “Guru Shishya Parampara”, the students get individual attention, special intensive classes and any kind of support to grow and mature into complete performing artists.

Performances
Pandit Arjun Mishra, performed in many countries in his lifetime : Dubai (1987), Egypt (1987), U.S.S.R. (Festival of India 1987), Japan (Festival of India 1987), Thailand (1988), Singapore (1988-89), Germany (Festival of India 1991), USA (Battery Dance Company New York 1995), Italy (Rossela Fanelli 1994/95/96/98/99 & 2003-04), Israel & Europe Tour (2001), France (2005, 2008-09), Srilanka (2006), Morroco (2007), Belgium (2010)

Choreography in Dance Drama and Kathak : “Harsshan Vida Hai” (1996 Lucknow), “Jhasi Ki Rani” (1998) “Nautanki” Lucknow & Mumbai), “Asla Afsar” (1998 Lucknow & Mumbai), “Satkar Naman Hai Matri Bhumi” (1998 for Fifteenth Annual), “Zara Thaher Jaao” (1993 Dance and choreography by Pandit Arjun Mishra, Directed by Muzaffar Ali), “Sunshare Hans” (1994 Lucknow Kathak Kendra), “Koi Kaed Nahin Hai” (1995 Lucknow), “Prashan Chinna” (1995 Kathak Samaroh Lucknow and Delhi), “Astha” (1999 Vrindabad Utsav), “Tilism Hae Shyam Avadh ka Chirag Roshan Hai” (1999 Lucknow Mahotsav), “Jai Ma Gange” (1999 Ganga Mahotsav Varanasi), “Tasmay Sri Vurve Namah” (2000 Vasantotsava New Delhi), “Awadh ki Shaam Kathak Ke Naam” (2001), “Meera” (1978), “Ritu Varsha” (1979 Bhagalpur), “Chandalika” (1979 Bhagalpur), “Bhanu Singh Padavali” (1980 Bhagalpur), “Tarana Tarang” (1985 Kadamb, Ahmedabad), “Sadbhavana Divas” (1992 at Shri Rajeev Gandhi birth anniversary for Ministry of Culture Government of India, New Delhi. Music by Ustad Amjad Ali Khan), “Avadh Sandhya” (1993 Lucknow Kathak Kendra), “Taal Chakra” (1993 Delhi Kathak Samaroh and Lucknow Kathak Kendra), “Zara Thahre Jaao” (1993 Directed by Muzaffar Ali), “Kathak Das Roopam” (1994 Lucknow & Delhi), “Sunhare Hans” (1994 Lucknow and Delhi kathak Samaroh), “Amir Khusroo” (1995 Directed by Muzaffar Ali), “Ismranjali” (1996 Kathak Samaroh New Delhi), “Songs of Tagore” (1997 Battery Dance Company of New York), “Kathak Yatra” (1998 Kathak Samaroh Delhi and Lucknow), “Moksha” (1998 Lucknow), “Holi” (1999 Dance composition for 125 dancers at Lucknow in 5th National Games for UP Government), “Vishisht Kathak Prastuti” (1999 Kathak Samaroh Lucknow), “Aastha” (1999 Lachhu Maharaj Jayanti Lucknow)

Disciples and Discipline
Pandit Arjun Mishra has taken vocal training from his Guru and Father Pandit Nanhu Mishra. His Kathak training has completed in the “Guru Shishya Parampara” from Pandit Birju Maharaj in Delhi at Kathak Kendra. Pandit Arjun Mishra made several discipline, who are established and well known, i.e., Pandit Anuj Mishra, Smriti Mishra and more

Honours, Decorations, Awards and Distinctions
In his lifetime, Pandit Arjun Mishra has got many awards and titles from many reputed institutions and associations : “Natraj” (Bhagalpur 1978 Meeru Mahotsav), “Lalan Piya Kathak Nritya Mani” (Farrukhabad 1993), “Monal Nritya Shiromani” (Lucknow 1994), “Swami Haridas Samman” (Lucknow 1994), “Naushad Awards” (Lucknow 1995 Govt. of UP), “Nritya Shiromani”, “Nritya Prabhakar” (Allahabad 1974), “Pandit Vikramaditya Mishra Awards” (Varanasi), “Chakkardhar Samaroh Samman” (Raigarh), “Bal Gandharva Samaroh Samman” (Jalgaon)