Indian Culture GK Quiz

Amir Khusrow was an Indo-Persian Sufi singer, musician, poet and scholar who lived under the Delhi Sultanate. Khusrau is credited for the invention of the sitar.

The contents of the Tripitaka, said to largely represent the words of the Buddha (born 6th–4th century BCE), were transmitted orally and first written down in Pali within the Theravadan communities of Sri Lanka, probably during the 1st century BCE.

Pandit Nikhil Ranjan Banerjee was an Indian classical sitarist of the Maihar Gharana.

'Tabal Chongli' is a form of folk dance associated with Assam. Other popular folk dances of Assam are: Bihu, Bichhua, Natpuja, Maharas, Kaligopal, Bagurumba, Naga dance, Khel Gopal, Canoe, Jhumura Hobjanai, etc.

Pandit Jasraj was an Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the Mewati Gharana. Shovana Narayan is a famous Kathak dancer. Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi was an Indian Carnatic singer from Tamil Nadu. M.S. Gopalakrishnan was a violinist in the field of Carnatic music.

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Garba is a form of dance which originates from the state of Gujarat in India. Many traditional Garbas are performed around a centrally lit lamp or a picture or statue of the Goddess Shakti.

The Rouf is a folk dance which originated in the Muslim community of the state of Kashmir in India. Jat-Jatin dance is the most popular folk dance of North Bihar. Ghumar is a traditional folk dance of Rajasthan. Kolattam is a popular dance in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Ben Kingsley, original name Krishna Bhanji, (born 1943, England, Gujarati father and British mother), British actor recognized for playing a wide range of roles, including that of the title character in Gandhi, for which he won an Academy Award for best actor in 1983. Gandhi is a 1982 period biographical film based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. A co-production between India and the United Kingdom, it is directed and produced by Richard Attenborough from a screenplay written by John Briley.

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