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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 26

SSC MTS - 26 July 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q26

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Who among the following is India’s last living Sadhir dancer, honoured with Padma Shri in 2022?

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Correct answer: A

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The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. R Muthukannammal.

  • Viralimalai R Muthukannammal is one of the last few women who identify themselves as ‘devadasi' or 'devaradiyar' from the hereditary dancing community of Tamil Nadu.
  • Devadasi is a Sanskrit term, an inheritance of the social reform that outlawed dancing by hereditary women performers. 
  • Muthukannamal, now 84, is the recipient of the Padma Shri award – one of India’s highest civilian awards.