Birju Maharaj: The Master Through My

Saraswati Sen has known Pandit birju Maharaj for over forty-five years. Gradually, she began to see the divinity in her talented master and decided to write a book on his life and work. This title presents layers of the Kathak maestro’s personality as witnessed by one of his foremost disciples. It reveals how this icon of Indian dance, who is a mentor for thousands and an inspiration for countless people across the globe, is actually an unassuming, simple person outside his artistic world.