The name of the form is properly कत्थक katthak, with the geminated dental to show a derived form, but this has since simplified to modern-day कथक kathak. The name Kathak is derived from the Sanskrit word katha meaning story, and katthaka in Sanskrit means s/he who tells a story, or to do with stories. There are three major gharanas of Kathak from which performers today generally draw their lineage: the gharanas of Benares, Jaipur and Lucknow there is also a less prominent (and later) Raigarh gharana which amalgamated technique from all three preceding gharanas but became famous for its own distinctive compositions. From the 16th century onwards it absorbed certain features of Persian dance and Central Asian dance which were imported by the royal courts of the Mughal era. Its form today contains traces of temple and ritual dances, and the influence of the bhakti movement. It was quintessential theatre, using instrumental and vocal music along with stylized gestures, to enliven the stories. These bards, performing in village squares and temple courtyards, mostly specialized in recounting mythological and moral tales from the scriptures, and embellished their recital s with hand gestures and facial expressions. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathaks, or storytellers. Kathak(कथक ) is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated from Uttar Pradesh, India.
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