SarkariPYQ

SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 39

SSC CHSL - 25 May 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q39

Back to paper

B Herambanathan who was awarded the ‘Sangeet Natak Akademi Award’ in 2013 is a _________ dancer. 

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Bharatanatyam.

  • B. Herambanathan is the senior most choreographer and dance teacher of the Thanjavur nattuvanga tradition.
  • He is the recipient of the Kalaimamani (Tamilnadu) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (Delhi). He heads the Thanjavur Heritage Arts and Cultural Academy.
  • His magnum opus is the dance drama choreographed on the significance of 'Kasika Ekadesi' of the Kaisika Puranam sacred in the Vaishnava tradition.
  • He and his troupe have been presenting it for the past 12 years after its revival by Dr. Anita Ratnam and Prof. S. Ramanujam to much appreciation.