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Download Solution PDFPandit Birju Maharaj is an exponent of ______ dance.
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Kathak.
Key Points
- Pandit Birju Maharaj was an Indian dancer, composer, singer and exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana of Kathak dance<span style;"=""> in India.
- Birju Maharaj was honoured with the country's second-highest Civilian Award, Padma Vibhushan in 1986 for his remarkable contribution.
- Pandit Birju Maharaj, a legendary Kathak maestro, passed away on January 17, 2022, at the age of 83.
Additional Information
- One of India's leading Bharatanatyam exponents and research scholars, Bala Devi Chandrashekhar.
- The three influential figures in Kuchipudi, during the first half of the twentieth century, were Vedantam Lakshminarayana Sastri, Vempati Venkata Narayana Sastri, and Chinta Venkataramayya.
- Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev is credited with developing Sattriya dance into its present form to accompany performances of plays used for religious teaching.
- By the 15th century, the flute had become part of the performance, and Sankardev composed music for the dances.
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