Who among the following won awards and recognitions for the development of the Kathak dance form?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Shovana Narayan
Shovana Narayan is a recognized Indian Kathak dancer and a career officer with the Indian Audit and Accounts Service. She performs in India and internationally and has been awarded the Padma Shri.
- Shovana Narayan is a classical example of a true Kathak, multi-faceted, successful, and dynamic, and presents a challenge to today's spectator.
- Her life and her works have made her a role model and peer for millions of girls of the younger generation of today.
- The younger generation looks up to emulate her as she has set high standards and been a trend-setter in more ways than one.
- Besides her extraordinary achievements and pioneering works in the field of dance, she is the first professional dancer who successfully pursued a parallel full-fledged career in the Indian Audit & Accounts Service, entering it through an extremely competitive civil service examination in 1976.