Indian Culture GK Quiz

Mungara Yamini Krishnamurthy is an Indian dancer of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi styles of dancing. Bharatanatyam is a major form of Indian classical dance that originated in Tamil Nadu.

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

Mohini Attam is an Indian classical dance form that developed and remained popular in the state of Kerala. Kathakali is another classical dance form of Kerala.

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The Kamakhya Temple is situated on Nilachal Hill in the western part of Guwahati city in Assam.

Ellora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. It is one of the largest rock-cut Hindu temple cave complexes in the world, featuring Hinduism in particular and few Buddhist and Jain monuments with Artwork dating from the 600–1000 CE period.

The original name of Tansen was Ramtanu Pandey. He was a prominent figure of Hindustani classical music. He learned and perfected his art in the northwest region of modern Madhya Pradesh. Tansen was one of the nine gems (navratnas), a collection of the most talented intellectuals and artists in the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar.

Kelucharan Mohapatra (1926-2004) was a legendary Indian classical dancer, and exponent of Odissi dance, who is credited with the revival and popularizing of this classical dance form in the 20th century. He is the first person to receive the Padma Vibhushan from Odisha.

Yakshagana dance-drama is associated with Karnataka. It is traditionally presented from dusk to dawn. Veedhi-Bhagavatam is a famous dance form of Andhra Pradesh. Jatra dance is the biggest form of entertainment in Odisha. Jhora dance belongs to the state of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

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