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Download Solution PDFWho among the following is Telangana’s first Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winner?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Padmaja Reddy.
Key Points Padmaja Reddy:
- Kuchipudi dancer, Padmaja Reddy received the Padma Shri Award in 2022.
- Padmaja Reddy is from Hyderabad
- She has received Sangeeta Nataka Akademi Award, the highest award given by the Indian government to practicing artists.
- she was the first person from Telangana to ever receive this honor.
- She also runs a dance academy called Pranav Institute of Kuchipudi Dance.
- She was invited to give a performance at the official residence of India’s Prime Minister:
Additional Information:
| Dances | Origin | Main Reviving Personals | Famous Proponents |
| Bharatnatyam | Tamil Nadu | E. Krishna Iyer, Rukmini devi Arindel | Yamini Krishnamurthy, Lakshmi Vishwanathan, Padma Subramaniam, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Mallika Sarabhai |
| Kuchipudi | Andhra Pradesh | Balasaraswati, Ragini devi | Radha Reddy And Raja Reddy, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Indrani Rehman |
| Kathakali | Kerala | V. N. Menon | Guru Kunchu Kurup, Gopinath, Kottakal Sivaraman, Rita Ganguly |
| Odissi | Odisha | Indrani Rehman, Charles Fabri | Guru Pankaj Charan Das, Kelu Charan Mohapatra, Sonal Mansingh, Sharon Lowen, MYrla Barvie |
| Manipuri | Manipur | Raja bhag Chandra, Rabindranath Tagore | Nayana, Suverna, Ranjana and Darshna, Guru Bipin Singha |
| Kathak | Uttar Pradesh | Lady Leela Sokhey | Birju Maharaj, Lacchu Maharaj, Sitara Devi, Damyanti Joshi |
| Sattriya | Assam | Shankaradeva | - |
| Mohiniattam | Kerala | V. N. Menon, kalayani Amma | Sunanda Nair, Kalamandalam kshmavathy, Madhuri Amma, Jayaprabha Menon |
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