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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 36

SSC MTS - 20 July 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q36

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Mrinalini Sarabhai is known for which of the following classical dance forms?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

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

Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai (11 May 1918 – 21 January 2016) was famous Indian face, expert in two south Indian dance forms of Bharatanatyam and Kathakali,

  • Choreographed over 300 dance dramas and wrote many novels, plays and poems for children.
  • Founded the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts.
  • Mrinalini was awarded by the Indian government with the national civilian awards Padma Bhushan in 1992 and the Padma Shri in 1965
  • On December 28, 1998, the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts celebrated its golden jubilee with the announcement of the annual 'Mrinalini Sarabhai Award for Classical Excellence' in the field of classical dance.