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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 34

SSC MTS - 25 July 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q34

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Padma Shri awardee, Gaddam Padmaja Reddy was associated with which classical dance of India?

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Correct answer: A

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The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Kuchipudi

  • Gaddam Padmaja Reddy (born 1 January 1967) is an Indian Kuchipudi exponent and music teacher. She performs ballets on mythological themes and contemporary social issues. 
  • She choreographed Kakatiyam, (a two-part Kuchipudi classical visual dance form based on the history and themes of Ramappa Temple, sculpture and dance forms during the period of Kakatiya dynasty) a Kuchipudi visual dance form.
  • President Kovind presents Padma Shri in 2022 to Smt Gaddam Padmaja Reddy for  performing Kuchipudi dance for over fifty years now. She has worked relentlessly to promote Kuchipudi.
  • She was conferred with Kala Ratna in 2006.
  • India's highest art award–Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2015.