Who among the following is known as a pioneering dance educationist and a prominent Mohiniyattam exponent?

The correct answer is Dr. Kanak Rele.Key Points

• Dr. Kanak Rele is a well-known Mohiniyattom practitioner.
• She is also a dancer, choreographer, and scholar from India.
• She founded and currently leads the Nalanda Dance Research Center.
• She founded and serves as the principal of Mumbai's Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya.
• Mohiniyattam:
  • Mohiniyattam is an Indian classical dance form.
  • It was developed in the Keralan state.
  • The word "Mohini" refers to a historical enchantress and incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu who, by harnessing her feminine abilities, aids the good over the bad and gives rise to the Mohiniyattam dance.
  • It adheres to the delicate, erotically charged, and feminine Lasya form of dance that is described in the Natya Shastra.
  • Women typically execute it solo after receiving rigorous training.​

Additional Information

• Madhavi Mudgal:
  • Indian classical dancer Madhavi Mudgal is renowned for her Odissi dance form.
• Shagun Butani:
  • Shagun Bhutani, an Odissi dancer, performs Indian classical dance.
• Mohanrao Kallianpurkar:
  • One of the best academics and teachers of the Kathak dance style was the Karnataka-born Mohanrao Shankarrao Kallianpurkar.
  • He was also a professional Kathak dancer.
  • He belongs to Jaipur school of Kathak.