Indian Culture GK Quiz

Perumanoor Gopinathan Pillai (Guru Gopinath) was a well-known actor-cum-dancer. He was one of the greatest masters and performers of Kathakali.

The Indian santoor instrument is a trapezoid-shaped hammered dulcimer. The instrument is generally made of walnut and has 25 bridges. Each bridge has 4 strings, making for a total of 100 strings.

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Padma Subrahmanyam, is an Indian classical Bharata Natyam dancer. Sanjukta Panigrahi was the foremost exponent of Indian classical dance Odissi. Sonal Mansingh is an Indian classical dancer and Guru Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancing style. Madhavi Mudgal is known for her Odissi dance style.

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.

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.

Meerabai was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition. Mira Bai was married in 1516 to Bhoj Raj, crown prince of Mewar.

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

Vamsathapakasini was the last Buddhist text produced In India.