Question
Download Solution PDFRukmini Devi Arundale was a famous exponent of which form of dance?
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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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