C. V. Chandrasekhar was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his contribution in______________.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is opiton 3 i.e. Bharatnatyam
The Indian government awarded C. V. Chandra Shekhar the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to Bharatanatyam.
- In 1992, Professor Chandrashekhar stepped down from his position as Head of the Department of Performing Arts at M.S. University, Baroda.
- Bharatanatyam dancer, academic, dance scholar, composer, and choreographer C. V. Chandrasekhar is Indian.
- He was born in Shimla on May 22, 1935.
- Following graduation, he studied for a postgraduate diploma in Bharatanatyam at Kalakshetra in Chennai, where Rukmini Devi Arundale served as his mentor.
- He had Carnatic music instruction from M.D. Ramanathan and Budulur Krishnamurthy Sastrigal.
- He currently owns and operates Nrityashree, a dance school in Chennai.
- In 1993, the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance, and Drama, granted him the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Bharatnatyam.