Padma Shri awardee Ramchandra Manjhi, whose performance in Bhojpuri folk dance ‘Naach’ for eight decades has helped the preservation of the ailing art form died in a hospital here after a prolonged illness, his family said on Thursday. Exponent of Bhojpuri traditional dance Ramchandra Manjhi passes away Manjhi, who was 97, left behind four sons and two daughters. “Ramchandra Manjhi’s …
Ramchandra Manjhi, whose performance in Bhojpuri folk dance ‘Naach’ for eight decades has helped the preservation of the ailing art form died in a hospital here after a prolonged illness, his family said on Thursday. He wrote, "Last salute to the disciple of Bhikhari Thakur, the socialist and the wonderful artist of the dance tradition, Padmashree Shri Ramchandra Manjhi ji." …
