Which of the following awards was received by Vempati Chinna Satyam, an Indian Kuchipudi dancer, in 1998?

The correct answer is Padma Bhushan.

Key Points

• Vempati Chinna Satyam, who lived from 15 October 1929 to 29 July 2012, was a legend in the Kuchipudi dancing style.
• He is credited with spreading the dancing style's popularity all over the world.
• He has received numerous honours, including the Raja Lakshmi Award from Madras and the Sangeet Peeth of Bombay.
• He received Padma Bhushan award in 1998.​

Additional Information

•  Kathak Dance
  • One of the primary categories of ancient Indian classical dance, known as Kathak, is thought to have started with the wandering storytellers known as Kathakars in North India.
  • Similar to the early Greek theatre, these wandering Kathakars used music, dance, and songs to convey legendary tales.
  • The Bhakti movement, a tendency of theistic devotion that emerged in mediaeval Hinduism, is when the genre first came into being.
• Manipuri Dance
  • Manipuri dance is one of India's most well-known classical dance genres and is particularly renowned for its Vaishnavist themes and spectacular performances of dance dramas centred on the love between Radha and Krishna known as "Ras Lila."
  • Additional subjects in this kind of art related to Shaktism, Shaivism, and the sylvan gods known as Umang Lai during the Manipuri festival "Lai Haraoba."
  • Although this dance style has its roots in the ancient Sanskrit Hindu literature "Natya Shastra," it is named after the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur, where it first appeared.
• Kathakali Dance
  • An essential subgenre of Indian classical dance known as "Kathakali" is linked to this kind of storytelling.
  • It is a dance drama from Kerala in southern India. Like other Indian traditional dance forms, "Kathakali" uses spectacular facial and hand movements along with music and vocal performance to effectively convey the story to the audience.