Padma Shri Guru Mayadhar Raut’s pioneering spirit revived which of the following dances in 1950s and redefined the grammar and Abhinaya vocabulary of the dance form?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Odissi.
- Mayadhar Raut is an Indian classical Odissi dancer and Guru whose expertise in Odissi portrays the enriching hues of the dance style.
- Guru Mayadhar Raut has been honoured with - Padma Shri Award (2009), Sangeet Natak Academy Award , Sahitya Kala Parishad Award, Utkal Pratibha Puraskar, Odissi Sangeet Natak Academy Award, Rajeev Gandhi Samman and Kavi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Award.
- A master of Natyashashtra and Abhinaya Darpana, he has done yeoman's service to enrich the Abhinaya vocabulary of Odissi.
- As the founder Guru of Kala Vikas Kendra in Orissa, he trained Surendranath Jena, Hare Krishna Behera and Ramani Ranjan Jena, all established Gurus today. Guruji taught at Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra from 1970 till 1995.