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| occupation = [[Kathak|Kathak dancer]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
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[[Pandit]] '''Durga Lal''' (1948 - 21 January 1990)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nrityakalakendra.org/news.htm |title=Homage to Guruji |publisher=Nritya Kala Kendra |author=Malini Shah |accessdate=26 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025233346/http://nrityakalakendra.org/news.htm |archive-date=25 October 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> was a renowned [[Kathak]] dancer of the [[Jaipur]] Gharana. He was born in [[Mahendragarh]], Rajasthan. He is known for playing the main role in the 1989 dance drama ''Ghanashyam'', the music of which was composed by [[Ravi Shankar|Pandit Ravi Shankar]] and was produced by [[Birmingham Opera Company]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/03/stories/2003030300450300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031020001133/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/03/stories/2003030300450300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 October 2003 |title=Krishna's journey... with Ronu Majumdar |author=Anjana Rajan |location=[[Delhi]] |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 Mar 2003 |accessdate= 25 May 2012}}</ref> He had also received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for the year 1984.<ref name=Award>{{cite web |url=http://www.sangeetnatak.com/sna/awardeeslist.htm |title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar (Akademi Awards) |publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi |accessdate=25 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216050006/http://www.sangeetnatak.com/sna/awardeeslist.htm |archivedate=16 February 2012 }}</ref>

Lal was a disciple of Sunder Prasadji. Along wth being a Kathak dancer he was also a singer and would play [[Pakhvaj]]. He taught Kathak at the [[National Institute of Kathak Dance]] (Kathak Kendra), [[New Delhi]]. Lal's brother Pandit Devi Lal was also a renowned Kathak dancer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/02/25/stories/2008022550200100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304135118/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/02/25/stories/2008022550200100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2008 |title=On their dancing feat |author=Anjana Rajan |location=[[Delhi]] |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=25 Feb 2008 |accessdate= 25 May 2012}}</ref> Devi Lal's wife [[Geetanjali Lal]] is also a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winner (2007).<ref name="Award" /> Both brothers died at an early age.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/yw/2003/08/02/stories/2003080200590300.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127062344/http://www.hindu.com/yw/2003/08/02/stories/2003080200590300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 January 2013 |title=Drama in dance |author=Anjana Rajan |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2 Aug 2003 |accessdate= 25 May 2012}}</ref>

After Durga Lal's death his children and other art fraternity members organised the annual Pandit Durga Lal Memorial Festival. In 2021, the festival was in its 31st season.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=Bhanu|date=2021-02-25|title=The 31st Pt. Durgalal festival was all about dance|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/of-movements-and-emotions/article33933562.ece|access-date=2021-09-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Pandit Durgalal's disciples include renowned dancers [[Uma Dogra]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/02/11/stories/2011021150450200.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125123834/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/02/11/stories/2011021150450200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |title=Repose in rhythm |author=Leela Venkataraman |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=11 Feb 2011 |accessdate= 25 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punemirror.in/article/63/20120426201204260229302963d0216e6/Step-up.html |title=Step Up |publisher=Pune Mirror |author=Kunal Ray |location=[[Pune]] |date=26 Apr 2012 |accessdate=25 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120913175319/http://www.punemirror.in/article/63/20120426201204260229302963d0216e6/Step-up.html |archivedate=13 September 2012 }}</ref> Jayant Kastuar<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/dec0708/sunday.html |title=A Cultural Voyager |publisher=[[Assam Tribune]] |accessdate=25 May 2012 |author=Pankaj Thakur |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120731045539/http://www.assamtribune.com/dec0708/sunday.html |archivedate=31 July 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/ms/2008/12/31/stories/2008123150100800.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127005530/http://www.hindu.com/ms/2008/12/31/stories/2008123150100800.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 January 2009 |title=Rhythm reigned supreme |author=Rupa Srikanth |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=31 Dec 2008 |accessdate= 25 May 2012}}</ref> and [[Mangala Bhatt]] amongst others. [[Nighat Chaodhry]] is Pandit Lal's notable student in Pakistan. In memory of Lal, Dogra has arranged the "Pandit Durga Lal Samaroh" for more than 15 years as of 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005012801270200.htm&date=2005/01/28/&prd=fr& |title=In Praise of the Guru |author=Kavita Shukla |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=28 Jan 2005 |accessdate= 25 May 2012}}</ref> She has also made a documentary ''Nirvana Through Dance'' on him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/moving-stories/941700/0 |title=Moving stories |newspaper=[[Indian Express]] |date=26 Apr 2012 |accessdate=25 May 2012}}</ref> [[Mangala Bhatt]] through her dance school Aakruti Kathak Kendra curates and organises "Antarang" every year in memory of Pt.Durga Lal Ji.

== Early life ==
Pandit Durgalal was born in the year 1948 in Mahendragarh, Rajasthan. He took his formal training in kathak from Pandit Sunder Prasad. He was the brother-in-law of a famous kathak dancer, [[Geetanjali Lal]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Service |first1=Tribune News |title=Where words fall short |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/lifestyle/where-words-fall-short-56699 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref> He has two children, elder daughter Nupur and younger son Mohit. Nupur is Kathak performer and [[vocalist]] and Mohit is a [[percussionist]].<ref name="Family">{{cite news|author=Anjana Rajan|date=3 Sep 2010|title=Beyond familial bonds|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/09/03/stories/2010090350350200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125082417/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/09/03/stories/2010090350350200.htm|archive-date=25 January 2013|accessdate=25 May 2012}}</ref>

== Awards ==

* prestigious Padma Shri award
* Sangeet Natak Akademi Award<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shloka Shetty - The Art Of Expression|url=http://www.theartofexpression.in/|access-date=2021-11-24|website=www.theartofexpression.in|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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