Padma Subrahmanyam is the exponent of which of the following Indian dance forms?

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  1. Kathakali
  2. Bharatanatyam
  3. Kathak
  4. Mohiniattam

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Option 2 : Bharatanatyam
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The correct answer is Bharatanatyam.

Key Points:

  • Padma Subrahmanyam is an Indian classical Bharata Natyam dancer.
  • She is also a research scholar, choreographer, teacher, Indologist and author.
  • She is famous in India and also abroad; several films and documentaries have been made in her honour by countries such as Japan, Australia and Russia.
  • The Padma received Padma Shri in 1981 and Padma Bhushan in 2003, which are among the highest civilian awards of India.

Additional Information:

  • The world-famous Kathak dancer, Pandit Birju Maharaj is the face of the Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Lucknow.
  • Smitha Rajan is an Indian Mohiniyattam performer from Kerala and granddaughter of the legendary Indian classical dancer couple Padma Shri Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma.
  • Elam Endira Devi is an Indian classical dancer and teacher, known for her expertise and scholarship in the classical dance form of Manipuri, especially in the genres of Lai Haraoba and Raas.

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