Puru Dadheech

He is a choreographer and educator of Indian classical dance, and is known for his pioneering work[citation needed] in the field of Kathak.

Research dissertation Kathak Nritya ka Udbhav aur Vikas by Prayag Sangeet Samiti.

Dadheech had served as Professor and Head of the Dance Department at Bhatkhande University, Lucknow, and as Dean, Faculty of Arts, at Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwa Vidyalaya, Khairagarh, teaching and guiding several research scholars for their doctoral thesis.

[11] Dadheech has been an editor for Swarn Jayanti Smarika Golden Jubilee Magazine of Bhatkhande Hindustani Sangeet Mahavidyala.

[12] He participated in many seminars and delivered talks on subjects such as "Kalidasa and Natya Sashtra" at Birla Academy, Kolkata.

[16] Dr. Dadheech has written many scholarly books which are also assigned as syllabus textbooks at Kathak departments of Universities.

Some titles are: Dr. Puru Dadheech is the only Kathak artist in India[citation needed] to have specially written and composed the Naayak Bheda – different types of heroes as well as conducting a workshop on rare compositions like 'Dashavatar' and 'Dhrupad' in 'Bhrama taal' (28 beats).

Shankar Pralayankar, his Dhrupad composition, has the unique status of regularly being sung in concerts by 'Dhrupad' maestros the Gundecha Brothers.

[19] For the first time[citation needed] in 1981, Dr. Dadheech choreographed and danced the ancient Nritya style of Dhrupad that he performed in Mathura.