▁in ▁Cal cut ta , ▁Das ▁was ▁a ▁perform er , ▁ch ore ograph er , ▁composer ▁and ▁educ ator . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁bringing ▁Kath ak ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁having ▁firm ly ▁established ▁Kath ak ▁amongst ▁the ▁Indian ▁di as por a ▁in ▁America . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Das ▁established ▁the ▁Ch hand am ▁School ▁of ▁Kath ak ▁and ▁the ▁Ch it resh ▁Das ▁Dance ▁Company ▁in ▁California . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁founded ▁Ch hand am ▁Nr ity a ▁B har ati ▁in ▁India . ▁Today , ▁there ▁over ▁ten ▁branches ▁of ▁Ch hand am ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Das ▁taught ▁dance ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁life , ▁a ▁path ▁for ▁att aining ▁self - know ledge ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁service ▁to ▁society . ▁ ▁P and it ▁Das ▁performed ▁and ▁taught ▁to ▁aud ien ces ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁frequently ▁tour ing ▁through ▁India , ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁Europe . ▁He ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁virt u os ic ▁foot work , ▁rh yth mic ▁ade pt ness , ▁comp elling ▁story t elling , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁own ▁innov ation ▁of ▁“ K ath ak ▁Y oga ”. ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁background ▁Ch it resh ▁Das ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Cal cut ta , ▁West ▁Beng al ▁to ▁parents ▁Nr ity ach ary a ▁Pro hl ad ▁Das ▁and