Who among the following was conferred a Doctorate by the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in 1981?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Kelucharan Mohapatra.
- Kelucharan Mohapatra was conferred a Doctorate by the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyala. He was also awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1966 and Padma Shri in 1975.
- Kelucharan Mohapatra, fondly known as Kelu Babu, was a famous Odissi dancer. The story of his artistic experience touches all the salient features of the cultural life of Odisha of the last six decades and it becomes the story of the growth and recognition of the Odissi style as one of the classical dances of India.