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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which dancer was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2017 under the category ’Kathak’, on 6thFebruary 2019?

A	Deepika Reddy
B	L.N. Oinam Ongbi Dhoni Devi
C	Rama Vaidyanathan
D	Shobha Koser

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Rama Vaidyanathan for Bharatnatyam, Shobha Koser for Kathak, Madambi Subramanian Namboodiri for Kathakali, IN Oinam Ongbi Dhoni Devi for Manipuri dance, Deepika Reddy for Kuchipudi, Ramkrishna Talukdar for Sattriya, Janmajoy Saibabu for Chhau, and Ashit Desai (composer) received the award.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Akademi also announced names of winners of Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award. Four from Odisha will receive this award. They were- Siba Prasad Das for Chhau dance, Anant Mahapatra for theatre, Ananda Bag for folk music (Brahma Veena) and Gobinda Chandra Pal for Odissi dance (Gotipua).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sangeet Natak Akademi Award was presented to Ghazi Khan Barna of Rajasthan by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu for his outstanding contribution in the field of folk music by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu at the award distribution ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on April 9, 2022.

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