SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 34

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Kuchipudi.

• Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, a great master in the field of Kuchipudi, initiated young Vempati into this art form.
• He refined his art by learning from Tadepally Perrayya Sastry and later underwent vigorous training (in expressions) under his cousin Vempati Pedda Satyam who was a well-established dance director in the film world. He also spent a year under various teachers, extending his knowledge of various styles.
• With the desire to spread Kuchipudi burning within, Vempati started teaching and started his Kuchipudi Art Academy at Madras in 1963.The Academy has to its credit more than 180 solo items and 15 dance dramas composed and choreographed by Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam.