Kalanand Nritya Sanstha

Kalanand Nritya Sanstha, in Thane (city which is almost a suburb of Mumbai), is an institute established to propagate and teach Kathak in its purest form. Kalanand was established in the year 1997 with a handful of students and loads of ambition. The goal was to impart pure Kathak training to all and give them thorough practical and theoretical knowledge of Kathak, to revive the fast diminishing art form and keep the tradition alive.
The Director of Kalanand Mrs. Bhavana Lele is a M.A.(Kathak) herself and has two decades of experience in teaching Kathak. Bhavana is a disciple of Mrs. Sanjeevani Kulkarni of Nasik and follows the well known Lucknow gharana. World renowned stalwarts like Pandit Birju Maharaj and Shri Munnalalji hail from the Lucknow gharana; Bhavana has been fortunate enough to get the tutelage and guidance from these two revered icons of Kathak.