This is an excerpt from a kathak dance program featuring a half-dozen of my friends from Benares. br br In this piece, the dancer is Manisha Mishra. br br The musicians are: br br Ravi Nath Mishra on tabla, my good friend Kanhaya Lal Mishra on the sarangi (a violin-type instrument), my good friend Prem Kishor Mishra on the harmonium and vocals, and Ganesh Prasad Mishra on the Indian zyther (owing to his position on the stage, one cannot see him - he is seated behind the harmonium player and singer, and is the musician who produces harp-like or sitar-like downwards arpeggios). br br Enjoy.