Rukmini Devi Arundale is the exponent of which of the following Indian classical dance forms?

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  1. Bharatanatyam
  2. Manipuri
  3. Sattriya
  4. Odissi

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Option 1 : Bharatanatyam
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The correct answer is Bharatanatyam.

Key Points

  • Rukmini Devi Arundale was a reputed dancer and choreographer of Bharatnatyam
  • In 1956, Rukmini Devi was awarded the Padma Bhushan.
  • in 1967 she received the "Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship".
  • Rukmini Devi was the first woman to be nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha.
  • She was featured in India Today's list of 100 people who shaped India.

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Additional Information

  • Some famous personalities related to Dance
    • ​Bharatanatyam - Sonal Mansingh, Bala Saraswati, Narthaki Natraj, CV Chandrasekhar, Leela Samson, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Padma Subramanyam, Rukmini Devi, Yamini Krishnamurti.
    • Kathak - Shobhna Narayan, Bharti Gupta, Birju Maharaj, Durga Das, Gopi Krishna, Sambhu Maharaj, Sitara Devi.
    • Kuchipudi - Raja, Kaushalaya Reddy, Siddhendra Yogi, Josyula Seetharamaiah, Vempathi Chinna Sathyam, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Ragini Devi.
    • Manipuri - Guru Bipin Singh, Indira Devi, Darshana Jhaveri, Rajkumar Singhajit Singh, Nirmala Mehta, Savita Mehta.
    • Odissi - Debaprasad Das, Dhirendra Nath Patnaik, Indrani Rahman, Kelucharan Mahapatra, Priyambada Mohanty, Sanjukta Panigrahi, Mayadhar Raut, Ileana Citaristi, Gangadhar Pradhan, Madhavi Mudgal, Sonal mansingh.
    • Kathakali - Mrinalini Sarabhai, Thottam Shankaran, Kutti Nayyar, Shankar Kurup, KC (Kavungal Chathunni) Panicker, TT Ram Kulti, Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair.
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