Who is recognised as the founder of the Lucknow Gharana of Kathak?

Ishwari Prasad is considered the foundational figure and ancestral pioneer of the Lucknow Gharana (also known as the Lucknow Kalka-Bindadin Gharana) of Kathak.
He was a devotee from Handia village in Uttar Pradesh, who passed down the tradition to his descendants, leading up to prominent masters like Kalka Prasad, Bindadin Maharaj, Acchan Maharaj, and later, Pandit Birju Maharaj.