GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

HIMACHAL PRADESH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many people participated in this dance(Nati) and when was the Record made?
A
Around 20,000 and the record was made on 26th of October 2015
B
Around 12,000 and the record was made on 26th of October 2015
C
Around 2,000 and the record was made on 26th of October 2015
D
Around 8,000 and the record was made on 26th of October 2015
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nati entered in the book as the largest folk dance in terms of participants’ number. Total 9892 women participated in this folk dance in their traditional colourful Kullvi dress on 26 October 2015 during International Dussehra festival.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2020, an estimated 10, 000 dancers got together in Chennai, India, to break the world record for the largest Bharatanatyam performance. The previous record of 7, 190 dancers was set in Chidambaram in 2019.

Detailed explanation-3: -It mainly originated from [Shimla, Mandi, Solan, Sirmaur, Kinnaur and Kullu] and became popular across the state and in Chandigarh where Himachali youth performed this on cultural programmes in colleges and universities. Nati is performed on important occasions such as marriages.

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