Question
Download Solution PDFRukmini Devi Arundale is the exponent of which of the following Indian classical dance forms?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Bharatanatyam.
Key Points
- Rukmini Devi Arundale was a reputed dancer and choreographer of Bharatnatyam
- In 1956, Rukmini Devi was awarded the Padma Bhushan.
- in 1967 she received the "Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship".
- Rukmini Devi was the first woman to be nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha.
- She was featured in India Today's list of 100 people who shaped India.
Additional Information
- Some famous personalities related to Dance
- Bharatanatyam - Sonal Mansingh, Bala Saraswati, Narthaki Natraj, CV Chandrasekhar, Leela Samson, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Padma Subramanyam, Rukmini Devi, Yamini Krishnamurti.
- Kathak - Shobhna Narayan, Bharti Gupta, Birju Maharaj, Durga Das, Gopi Krishna, Sambhu Maharaj, Sitara Devi.
- Kuchipudi - Raja, Kaushalaya Reddy, Siddhendra Yogi, Josyula Seetharamaiah, Vempathi Chinna Sathyam, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Ragini Devi.
- Manipuri - Guru Bipin Singh, Indira Devi, Darshana Jhaveri, Rajkumar Singhajit Singh, Nirmala Mehta, Savita Mehta.
- Odissi - Debaprasad Das, Dhirendra Nath Patnaik, Indrani Rahman, Kelucharan Mahapatra, Priyambada Mohanty, Sanjukta Panigrahi, Mayadhar Raut, Ileana Citaristi, Gangadhar Pradhan, Madhavi Mudgal, Sonal mansingh.
- Kathakali - Mrinalini Sarabhai, Thottam Shankaran, Kutti Nayyar, Shankar Kurup, KC (Kavungal Chathunni) Panicker, TT Ram Kulti, Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair.
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