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SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 33

SSC CHSL - 27 May 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q33

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Who among the following started the Kuchipudi Art Academy at Madras in 1963?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam.

  • Guru Vempati founded the Kuchipudi Art Academy in Madras in 1963, and since then the institution has formed a number of dancers, and been the center of Guru Vempati’s choreographic work. 
  • Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam renewed and restored a diluted and cruder form of Kuchipudi, forging a very personal and pure style.
  • He was conferred with many titles and awards such as “Sangeet Peeth of Bombay”, “Asthana Natyacharya of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam”,”T.T.K. Memorial Award” by Music Academy, “Natya Kalasaagara of Waltair”, “Raja Lakshmi Award of Madras”, “Kalaprapoorna” from Andhra University, “Natya Kala Bhushana of Guntur” etc.