Gauhar Jamil

Gauhar Jamil (born Ganesh Nath; c. 1925 – 21 September 1980) was a Bangladeshi dancer.[1]

Gauhar Jamil
গওহর জামিল
Born
Ganesh Nath

c.1925
Sirajdikhan village, Bikrampur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died21 September 1980(1980-09-21) (aged 54–55)
Spouse(s)
(m. 1952)

Career

Jamil took dance lessons from Uday Shankar, Sharbashree Maruthappa Pillai, Bal Keshta Menon, Ramnarayan Mitra, and Bhaskar Dev.[1]

Jamil taught dance lessons at Shilapakala Bhavan, Bulbul Lalitakala Academy, and Qamrunnessa School. Jamil married Rawshan Jamil in 1952.[2] In 1959 they founded a dance school Jago Art Centre.[1]

References

  1. Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Jamil, Gauhar". In Islam, Sirajul; Hasan, Laila (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Jamil, Rawshan". In Islam, Sirajul; Mohanta, Sambaru (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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