Satya Narayana Charka is a Kathak dancer, teacher, and choreographer. He was taught by Pundit R.K. Shukla, Pundit Shambhu Maharaj, Shrimati Maya Rao and Birju Maharaj. Among his many awards is the first prize in the All-India Dance Competition. In 1981, he became the director of the East-West School of Dance in Monroe, New York. He teaches around New York, and performs dance and dance dramas such as Shakuntala and Ramayana internationally. Productions by Satya Narayan Chakra Ramayana Krishna Leela Shakuntala Who is who? Gangavataran References Living people Kathak exponents American male artists of Indian descent 20th-century American male artists 21st-century American male artists American male dancers American choreographers People from Monroe, New York Year of birth missing (living people)