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⬥ ' The Unforgettables ' was a collection of semi - classical music – Jagjit Singh's
⬥ Dr. Teejan Bai is an exponent of Pandavani , a traditional storytelling art form – Of Chhattisgarh
⬥ Has established the Kalakshetra Foundation based in Chennai – by Rukmini Devi Arun Dale
⬥ ' Father of Carnatic Music in India ' is - Purandar Das
⬥ Jhelum Paranjpe is a classical dancer - Odyssey's
⬥ K Uma Rama Rao was a classical dancer - Of Kuchipudi
⬥ Alarmel Valli is an exponent of which dance form Pandanallur style - of Bharatanatyam
⬥ European theatrical techniques were applied to Indian classical dance – By Uday Shankar
⬥ Tansen was a courtier before coming to Akbar's court - Of Raja Ram Chand of Rewa
⬥ Haripriya Nambudiri is the exponent - Kathakali Dance
⬥ Wadali Brothers ( Puranchand Wadali and Pyarelal Wadali ) are singers - Sufi music
⬥ Padma Bhushan award winner (2010) Kumudini Lakhia is famous for - For Kathak dance
⬥ Guru Amubi Singh and Pham Jobam Iboton Singh were exponents - Manipuri Dance
⬥ Govindjee Nartanalaya dance school for women was established in Imphal – By Guru Bipin Singh
⬥ Jagjit Singh is related to which style of singing - From a Ghazal
⬥ Aluna Kabuini belongs to – From Manipuri Dance
⬥ Roshan Kumari and Shovana Narayan - Kathak Artist
⬥ Maya Rao and Kumudini Lakhia are famous artists - Kathak dance
⬥ Rani Machaiah , an Ummathatha folk dancer , was awarded the Padma Shri - In 2023
⬥ Dancers Padma Subramaniam , Alarmel Valli , Yamini Krishnamurthy and Anita Ratnam are exponents. - of Bharatanatyam
⬥ Pandit Jasraj is related to - From the Mewati family
⬥ Indian musician Jagjit Singh is known for - By the name of Ghazal Samrat
⬥ Shambhu Maharaj was a famous guru - From the Lucknow Gharana of Kathak
⬥ The birthplace of Indian musician Bappi Lahiri is - West Bengal
⬥ Gangubai Hangal is mainly associated with - From a grocery store
⬥ Musician R. D. Burman is known for - By the name of ' Panchamda '
⬥ Dancer Meenakshi Chitranjan is related to - From Bharatanatyam
⬥ Shruti Bandopadhyay is related to – From Manipuri Dance
⬥ Trilichan Mohanta is related to - From Chhau dance
⬥ like three-faced , five-faced , seven-faced and nine-faced Who is credited with composing locks - To M Balamuralikrishna
⬥ He is considered a master of Hindustani classical music - To Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
⬥ Bharati Shivaji and Kanak Rayleigh are the proponents of - of Mohiniyattam
⬥ Mrinalini Sarabhai is a Bharatanatyam and - Kathakali is a dancer
⬥ Pandit Janaki Prasad was related to - From the Banaras Gharana
⬥ Sitara Devi was called ' Dance Empress ' – by Rabindranath Tagore
⬥ ' Hi - Dance ' style introduced – By Uday Shankar
⬥ Singer S Janaki belongs to From Andhra Pradesh
⬥ Lachhu Maharaj is related to – From Kathak dance
⬥ Sonal Mansingh is skilled - Bharatanatyam and Odissi dance styles
⬥ Deba Prasad Das , Pankaj Charan Das and Gangadhar Pradhan are related – From Odissi dance
⬥ Bhanuji is related to - Jaipur Gharana of Kathak
⬥ Music director A.R. Rahman is called - The Mozart of Madras
⬥ Rohini Bhate and Pandit Munnalal Shukla are the proponents - Kathak dance
⬥ Kumudini Lakhia and Uma Sharma are related – From Kathak dance
⬥ Popular Bollywood Actress Kriti Sanon - Kathak dancer
⬥ Indian musician Begum Akhtar was called - Mallika - e - Ghazal
⬥ Revived and re-evaluated by Vallathol Narayana Menon and Kalyanikutty Amma - Mohiniyattam dance
⬥ Directed " Ae Merewatan Ke Logon " sung by Lata Mangeshkar – C Ramachandra
⬥ Sutapa Talukdar is related to - From Odissi dance style
⬥ Known as the ' Queen of Carnatic Music ' - To M. S. Subbulakshmi
⬥ Padma Shri Award Winner (2011) Md . Zahur Khayyam is a famous - was the music director
⬥ Padma Vibhushan Award Winner (2008) Asha Bhosle is a famous personality - Indian Music
⬥ Talat Aziz is famous - For Ghazal singing
⬥ Begum Akhtar's relation - From the field of Ghazal
⬥ Ashgari Bai is mainly remembered for - For contribution to Dhrupad music
⬥ The father of modern Indian dance is - Uday Shankar
⬥ Film actress Hema Malini is a trained dancer - Bharatanatyam's
⬥ Shubha Mudgal is famous - For Hindustani Classical Music
⬥ The term ' Odissi ' for the classical dance of Odisha was given by - Kavichandra Kalicharan Patnaik
⬥ Miss Kamala is related to – From Kathak dance
⬥ Ustad Amjad Ali Khan ( Sarod player ) was born in 1945 – In Gwalior
⬥ Vaijayantimala was related to - From Bharatanatyam
⬥ Tabla player Zakir Hussain is related to - From Punjab Gharana
⬥ Folk music singer Sulochana Chavan is related to - From Lavani song
⬥ Famous singer Ustad Amir Khan was related to - Indore Gharana
⬥ Sujata Mohapatra and Madhavi Mudgal are famous - For Odissi dance
⬥ Darshana Jhaveri and Debjani Chaliha are famous - For Manipuri dance
⬥ Bhindi Bazaar Gharana was founded by three brothers - Chajju Khan , Nazir Khan and Khadim Hussain Khan
⬥ Tabla player Ustad Allah Rakha was a musician trained by Mian Kader Baksh of which gharana - From Punjab Gharana
⬥ Elam Andira Devi belongs to – From Manipuri Dance
⬥ Khagen Mahanta was a notable figure of folk music – From Assam
⬥ Padma Bhushan award winner , Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam is related to – From Kuchipudi dance
⬥ Prabha Atre is related to - From the grocery store
⬥ Anitha Ratnam is associated with - From Bharatanatyam
⬥ Rasheshwar Saikia Barbayan is related to - from Sattriya dance
⬥ Guru Pankaj Charan Das is a famous exponent - Odissi dance
⬥ Sitara Devi was famous - For acting in Kathak dance
⬥ Sharodi Saikia is an Indian classical dancer , - Sattriya dance
⬥ Radha Reddy and Raja Reddy are famous exponents - Of Kuchipudi
⬥ Sangeet Natak Akademi Award was given in 2016 for Chhau dance - Gopal Prasad Dubeyko
⬥ Shambhu Maharaj , Sitara Devi , Gopi Krishna are known - For Kathak dance
⬥ E Krishna Iyer was associated with - From Bharatanatyam
⬥ Kelucharan Mohapatra was awarded the Doctorate degree by All India Gandharva Mahavidyalaya - In 1981
⬥ Yamini Krishnamurthy has won various awards - In Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dance
⬥ What Chukurup is related to - From Kathakali
⬥ Kathak dancer Janaki Prasad is related to - From the Banaras Gharana
⬥ Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma gained fame - For Mohiniyattam
⬥ Kumar Gandharva was a famous singer , who was known - For Hindustani Classical Music
⬥ Pandit Jasraj is an Indian classical singer were , connected Were - From the Mewati family
⬥ Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was a Hindustani classical singer , associated with - From a grocery store
⬥ Damyanti Joshi was - Kathak dancer
⬥ Kishori Amonkar was a Hindustani music singer who was associated with - From the Jaipur Gharana
⬥ He is called the father of Qawwali in India - To Amir Khusro
He is called ' Shakespeare of Bhojpuri ' - To Beggar Thakur
⬥ Hindustani classical musician Annapurna Devi passed away - In 2018
⬥ Music director A.R. Rahman 's former name was - Dilip Kumar
⬥ Christopher Guruswamy is the proponent - Bharatanatyam dance
⬥ Pratiksha is a proponent of Kashi - Kuchipudi Dance
⬥ Mayadhar Raut is the proponent - Odissi dance
⬥ Ranjumoni Saikia is the exponent - Of Sattriya dance
⬥ Prerana Shrimali is the proponent - Kathak Dance
⬥ Rupa Rani Das Bora is the exponent - Kathak Dance
⬥ Shobha Naidu is the proponent - Kuchipudi Dance
⬥ Sharon Lowen ( Odissi dancer ) is from which country? - From the United States
⬥ Ustad Amjad Ali Khan performs ' Rage for Peace ' at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony - In 2014
⬥ He was the first Indian folk artist to participate in the Cannes Film Festival ( France ) - Mamekhan
⬥ Mrinalini Sarabhai is the proponent - Bharatanatyam and Kathakali
⬥ Guru Bipin Singh was famous for - Manipuri dance
⬥ Urmila Satyanarayanan is the proponent - Bharatanatyam's
⬥ Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande is related to - From Hindustani Classical Music
⬥ Kalyani Varadarajan , Subramanian Bharathiyar , M. S. Subbulakshmi are associated with - From the Carnatic style of music
⬥ Yamini Krishnamurthy has been honored as a local dancer - Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam
⬥ Padma Shri awardee Satyaram Riyang , a Hojagiri dancer , belongs to - From Tripura
⬥ Alla Rakha was a classical tabla player known for - Also by the name ' Abbaji '
⬥ Pandit Jasraj , Bhimsen Joshi and Zakir Hussain are associated - From Hindustani Classical Music
⬥ USrinivas ( Uppalapusrinivas ) is associated with - From Sarangi
⬥ Kadamba Dance Center was established in 1964 – By Kumudini Lakhia ( Kathak )
⬥ A Bharatanatyam exponent and founder of Kalakshetra dance school - Rukmini Devi Arun Dale
⬥ Rahul Dev Burman is known for - Also by the name ' Pancham Da '
⬥ Shivaputra Siddharamaya is the original name of Komkalimath - Pandit Kumar Gandharva
⬥ Pandit Kishan Maharaj was from the Banaras Gharana - Tabla player
⬥ Padma Shri Award winner is Darshan Jhaveri - Manipuri Dancer
⬥ He is the father of modern dance in India - Uday Shankar
⬥ Lucknow gharana of Kathak was established in - By Ishwari Prasad
⬥ Ustad Hassu Khan was one of the founders of which gharana - Gwalior
⬥ Ramakrishna Talukdar received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2018 - For Sattriya dance
⬥ Lata Mangeshkar was born – In Indore
⬥ Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam was a famous guru. - Kuchipudi dance
⬥ Akham Lakshmi Devi is famous for - Manipuri dance
⬥ Padma Bhushan award winner , Alarmel Velli is an exponent - Bharatanatyam and Odissi
⬥ Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra played an important role in reviving - Odissi dance
⬥ He is the founder of Banaras Gharana of Kathak - Janaki Prasad
⬥ Tanjore Balasaraswati was awarded the ' Sangit Kalanidhi ' by the Madras Music Academy in 1973 - For Bharatanatyam
⬥ Shahid Parvez Khan , Budhaditya Mukherjee , Anoushka Shankar and Har Shankar Bhattacharya are associated - From Sitar
⬥ For which performance Kamala Lakshmi Narayanan ( Bharatnatyam ) was invited - At the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (1953)
⬥ Vasundhara Doraswamy received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year 2019 - In Bharatanatyam
⬥ He was the first person from Odisha to be awarded Padma Vibhushan (2000). - Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra
⬥ Musician Jyoti Prasad Agarwal is known as ' Rupkan Var - In Assam
⬥ Raja and Radha Reddy have been awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - For Kuchipudi
⬥ Yamini Krishnamurthy opened the Yamini School of Dance - In Delhi (1990)
⬥ Pandit Ravi Shankar was awarded the Bharat Ratna - in 1999
⬥ ' Darpan Academy of Performing Arts ' was established in Ahmedabad – by Mrinalini Sarabhai
⬥ Gulzar ( Sampooran Singh Kalra ) was awarded the Grammy and Oscar awards - For the song ' Jai Ho '
⬥ Ratikant Mohapatra, honoured with 'Sangit Natak Akademi Award ' is famous - For Odissi dance
⬥ Padma Shri (2022) awarded Kamalini and Nalini Asthana are famous - For Kathak dance
⬥ Surupa Sen is famous - For Odissi dance
⬥ Recipient of Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2017 for Kathak - Vidha Lal
⬥ Papanasam Sivan is related to - From the Carnatic style of music
⬥ Received Filmfare Award in the Best Choreographer category in 2008 - To Saroj Khan
⬥ Zakir Hussain , Mickey Hart , Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo were honoured with Grammy Awards - For ' Global Drum Project '
⬥ Ilyas Khan was famous - For playing sitar
⬥ Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma was the proponent - Of Santoor
⬥ Rukmini Devi is related to - From Bharatanatyam
⬥ Rukmini Devi received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship - In 1967
⬥ Rukmini Devi was awarded the Padma Bhushan - In 1956
⬥ Ustad Shafaat Ahmed Khan is related to - From the Tabla
⬥ V. Satyanarayan Sharma was awarded Padma Shri ( 1970) - For Kuchipudi
⬥ Bismillah Khan was awarded the Bharat Ratna - in 2001
⬥ He is credited with taking the Shehnai from the wedding hall to the music hall - To Ustad Bismillah Khan
⬥ Padma Subramaniam - Bharatnatyam dancer
⬥ Girija Devi was known as - By the name of ' Queen of Thumri '
⬥ Sitara Devi was a famous dancer - Kathak's
⬥ Ustad Alauddin Khan is related to - From the Sarod
⬥ AR Rahman was awarded the Oscar for which song in 2009 - for ' jai ho '
⬥ Birju Maharaj ( Kathak ) was awarded the Padma Vibhushan - In 1986
⬥ Saswati Sen was a recognized dancer - Kathak's
⬥ The first musician to be awarded Bharat Ratna is - M. S. Subbulakshmi
⬥ She is the first Indian classical musician to perform at the United Nations General Assembly - M. S. Subbulakshmi
⬥ He is the first Indian musician to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award - Pandit Ravi Shankar
⬥ Sonal Mansingh ( Bharatnatyam and Odissi dancer ) was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - In 1987
⬥ Srimanta Shankardev is related to - from Sattriya dance
⬥ Saroja Vaidyanathan was awarded the Kalidas Samman for Bharatanatyam - In 2009-10
⬥ Most recorded artist in music history by Guinness Book of World Records in 2011 - Asha Bhosle
⬥ Lata Mangeshkar recorded her first playback song - Marathi movie ( Kiti Hasal )
⬥ Called ' Mozart of Madras ' - To A.R. Rehman
⬥ Pandit Ram Narayan is a Hindustani classical musician , who belongs to - From Sarangi
⬥ From whom did Allah Rakha leave home at the age of 12 to learn Tabla - From Ustad Mian Qadir Bakhsh
⬥ Shakoor Khan was one - Sarangi player
⬥ Gyan Prakash Ghosh , Sabir Khan , Sandeep Das are associated - From the Tabla
⬥ Lachhu Maharaj was an Indian classical dancer and choreographer - of Kathak
⬥ Alarmel Valli ( ' Pandanallur style ' of Bharatanatyam ) was awarded the Padma Bhushan - in 2004
⬥ Dancer Shovana Narayan is famous - For Kathak
⬥ Zareen Sharmathi - Sarod player
⬥ Tanjore Balasaraswati is respected as the queen of Bharatanatyam in the world
⬥ Pandit Ravi Shankar was the proponent - Sitar's
⬥ Sonal Mansingh was awarded the Padma Bhushan - In 1992
⬥ Kumari Kamala ( Kathak ) was awarded the Padma Bhushan - In 1970
⬥ Vidushi Sharan Rani is famous for - Sarod playing
⬥ She was famous as Melody Queen in India - Lata Mangeshkar
⬥ Shri Deepak Mazumdar was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - In 2018
⬥ Annapurna Devi was a famous musician - Of Surbahar
Choreographed ' Kahechhed Mohe ' and ' Moherang Do Lal ' – Birju Maharaj said
⬥ " Bombay " Ramnath is famous - Carnatic Style Singers
⬥ The Maharaja of Manipur conferred the prestigious title of " Nrityacharya " - To Guru Bipin Singh
⬥ As a dancer , Alarmel Valli is known for - For performance at the Salzburg Festival (2015)
⬥ Jayanti Kumaresh is the proponent - Veena's
⬥ Italian-born Kathakali dancer , Milena Salvini was awarded the Padma Shri award - In 2019
⬥ Nahid Siddiqui ( Kathak dancer ) received the Milapfest Lifetime Achievement Award - In 2017
⬥ Elam Endira Devi was awarded the Padma Shri award - For Manipuri dance
⬥ Indore Gharana ( a singing gharana ) was founded by – Ustad Amir Khan
⬥ Ghanakanta Bora Barbayan is related to - from Sattriya dance
⬥ Vyjayanthi Kashi , Vempati Chinna Satyam , Radha Reddy are related – From Kuchipudi dance
⬥ She is the first dancer of foreign origin to be awarded Padma Shri (2006) — Ileana Citaristi ( Odyssey )
⬥ Indian percussionist T. H. Vinayakram is known for - From the name of the deity of Ghatam
⬥ Ustad is Zakir Hussain - Tabla player
⬥ Hariprasad Chaurasia is related to - From the flute
⬥ She was the first woman to participate and represent India in the Miss Universe pageant (1952) - Indrani Rahmani
⬥ M. S. Gopalakrishnan ( Violin ) was expert - In Carnatic and Hindustani style music
⬥ Jagjit Singh is credited with reviving what ? - Ghazal ( music )
⬥ Budhaditya Mukherjee is related to - From Sitar
⬥ Teejan Bai ( Pandvani dancer ) was awarded Padma Bhushan - in 2003
⬥ Shri Mani Prasad is related to - From Hindustani Vocal Music
⬥ Shri Jatin Goswami is the exponent of - Sattriya dance
⬥ Akham Lakshmi Devi ( Manipuri ) received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - In 2018
⬥ Deepika Reddy belongs to – From Kuchipudi dance
⬥ Poet Sant Kabir Das was born - In Kashi
⬥ Aditi Mangaldas is a leading dancer and choreographer - Kathak's
⬥ Abdul Karim Khan is related to - From the grocery store
⬥ Sonal Mansingh was awarded Padma Vibhushan - in 2003
⬥ Alauddin Khan was a Guru – Pandit Ravi Shankar's
⬥ K Vaidyanathan was - Violinist
⬥ Ustad Vilayat Khanthe - Sitar player
⬥ Bimbavati Devi is the exponent - Manipuri dance
⬥ Baba Alauddin Khan was a musician - In Maihar Darbar ( Madhya Pradesh )
⬥ Dr. Kanak Rayleigh was the proponent - of Mohiniyattam
⬥ Birju Maharaj was awarded the National Film Award - in 2012
⬥ Roshan Kumari is the proponent - Kathak's
⬥ Gangubai Hangal ( singer of Kirana Gharana ) is related to - From Hindustani Khayal family
⬥ Rajshree Shirke received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2013) - For Kathak
⬥ There is an auditorium named after Ustad Bismillah Khan - in Tehran , Iran
⬥ Sunanda Nair is a famous dancer - of Mohiniyattam
⬥ Rani Karnayak ( Kathak dancer ) was awarded Padma Shri - in 2014
⬥ Sundaram Balachander was - Veena player
⬥ The first recipient of the Nishagandhi Award in 2013 was - Mrinalini Sarabhai
⬥ Uday Shankar was awarded the Padma Vibhushan award - In 1971
⬥ Shovana Narayan received the Guru Deba Prasad Award - in 2013
⬥ Guru Gopinath is a famous - was a Kathakali dancer
⬥ Rajkumar Singhajit Singh ( Manipuri dancer ) was awarded Padma Shri - In 1986
⬥ Padma Bhushan Kishori Amonkar belongs to - Jaipur - From the Atrauli Gharana
⬥ Prerana Shrimali is the proponent - Kathak Dance
⬥ Sitara Devi was awarded Padma Shri - In 1973
⬥ Guru Nileshwar Mukherjee is the proponent - Manipuri Dance
⬥ Sisters Lalita and Nandini are associated with - Violin
⬥ Prerna Deshpande ( Kathak ) received the National Devdasi Award - In 2016
⬥ Rukmini Devi Arun Dale received the Praani Mitra Award - In 1968
⬥ Hariprasad Chaurasia served as artistic director - in the World Music section
⬥ Pratiksha is a proponent of Kashi - Kuchipudi Dance
⬥ Smita Rajan , Jaiprabha Menon and Radha Dutta - Mohiniattam dancers
⬥ Surekha is Punekar - Lavani dancer
⬥ To Priyadarshini Govind ( Bharatanatyam ) was awarded the Kalaimamani - in 1998
⬥ Gulabo of Rajasthan is a snake charmer - Kalbelia dancer
⬥ Nritya Bharati Kathak Dance Academy was established in Pune – Rohini Bhatene
⬥ Kumkum Mohanty ( Odissi dancer ) was awarded Padma Shri - in 2005
⬥ Sharodi Saikia is the exponent - Of Sattriya Dance
⬥ Hema Malini ( Bharatnatyam dancer ) was awarded Padma Shri - in 2000
⬥ Sharmila Biswas ( Odissi dancer ) was awarded the ' Best Choreography Award ' - in 1998
⬥ Ustad Sultan Khan was - Sarangi player
⬥ Pandit Shivkumar Sharma , Hariprasad Chaurasia and Brijbhushan Kabra produced an album in 1967 - ' Call of the Valley '
⬥ Mogubai Kurdikar was a singer - Jaipur - Atrauli Gharana
⬥ The first Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winner from Telangana is - Padmaja Reddy ( Kuchipudi dancer )
⬥ Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was a singer - Of Patiala Gharana
⬥ Lewis Lightfoot is known for - Also known as ' Australian Mother of Kathakali '
⬥ Dr. Padma Subramaniam created a new style - Bharatanatyam's
⬥ It was founded by Abdul Karim Khan and Abdul Wahid Khan - grocery store
⬥ Sudha Chandran is - Bharatanatyam dancer
⬥ It is the gharana propounded by Bade Fateh Ali Khan and Ali Baksh Jarnail Khan - Patiala
⬥ Bhajan was Sopori - santoor player
⬥ L. Subramaniam ( Violinist ) is famous - For Carnatic style music
⬥ She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service - MS Subbulakshmi
⬥ Appa Jalgaonkar was related to - From Harmonium
⬥ Hari Prasad Chaurasia ( flute player ) is related to - From the Senia family
⬥ Bhamakalapam ( a dance drama based on Kuchipudi ) is written by - By Siddhendra Yogi
⬥ Ustad Bundu Khan and Santosh Mishra are famous - As a Sarangi player
⬥ Satyadev Pawar is related to - From the violin
⬥ Mallika Sarabhai received the Chevalier des Palmes Académiques award by the French government - in 2005
⬥ Sabri Brothers , Aziz Warsi and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are associated - From Qawwali
⬥ Nikhil Banerjee was - Sitar player ⬥ Lakshmipriya Mohapatra was related to – From Odissi dance
⬥ T. R. Mahalingam was known - For playing the flute
⬥ He is called Tansen of the 20th century - To Ustad Badeghulam Ali Khan
⬥ Rukmini Devi Arun Dale was awarded the Queen Victoria Silver Medal of the Royal Society - In 1958
⬥ Meenakshi Pillai achieved fame in which dance of Pandanallur school - In Bharatanatyam
⬥ Ustad Asad Ali Khan ( Rudra Veena player ) was the guru of which of the four institutions of Dhrupad - Of ruins
⬥ Tankeshwar Hazarika Borbayan ( Sattriya ) received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - In 2018
⬥ Sheikh Chinna was a Maula - Nadaswaram player
⬥ The first woman to be nominated as a Rajya Sabha member was - Rukmini Devi Arun Dale
⬥ Madhavi Mudgal is related to – From Odissi dance
⬥ Ali Akbar Khan was related to - From the Sarod
⬥ Qadri Gopalnath was related to - From the saxophone
⬥ By what other name is Pandit Pannalal Ghosh ( flute player ) known? - Amal Jyoti Ghosh
⬥ Kamala Narayan is known - For Bharatanatyam dance
⬥ Radha Shridhar ( Bharatnatyam ) received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - In 2018
⬥ Kalidas Samman recipient Rohini Bhate was related to - From Kathak
⬥ Dr N Rajam is famous - For Violinist Playing
⬥ The first trans woman to win the Padma Shri for Bharatnatyam was - Dancer Nataraj
⬥ Anushka Shankar ( daughter of Ravi Shankar ) - Sitar player
⬥ Buddhadev Das Gupta was - Sarod player
⬥ Pandit Rajendra Gangani is related to - From Kathak
⬥ Who else but Pandit Shivkumar Sharma gave music for Silsila and Chandni films? – by Hariprasad Chaurasia
⬥ Minati Mishra was related to – From Odissi dance
⬥ Chitti Babu is related to - From the Veena
⬥ Yog Sundar Desai was born on 16 July 1921 had happened – In Gujarat
⬥ Kelucharan Mohapatra along with his wife and son founded Srujan ( dance centre ) - In 1993
⬥ Nooran sisters are famous - For Sufi music
⬥ Janki Bai ( singer ) and Gauhar Jaan performed for Emperor George V at the Delhi Durbar - In 1911
⬥ Gopal Prasad was awarded the Padma Shri - For Chhau dance
⬥ He is the first Indian composer to win the Oscar Award for Best Original Score - A.R. Rehman
⬥ Shamshad Begum was a playback singer who received the O. P. Nayyar Award - In 2009
⬥ Meenakshi Srinivasan ( Bharatnatyam ) received the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar - in 2011
⬥ Jayaprabha Menon was given the Devdasi National Award - in 2013
⬥ Tulsidas Borkar ( harmonium player ) was awarded the Padma Shri - In 2016
⬥ R Muthukannammal ( Sadar dancer ) was awarded Padma Shri - In 2022
⬥ Haleem Khan is related to – From Kuchipudi dance
⬥ Guru Makar was the flag inspector - Chhau Dancers
⬥ Guru Amubi Singh was the proponent - Manipuri Dance
⬥ Founded by Annapurna Devi and her father and trainer Ustad ' Baba ' Allauddin Khan - Mehar - of the Senia Gharana
⬥ Vallathol Narayana Menon was - Malayalam poet
⬥ Vallathol Narayana Menon was given the credit for reviving whom - Kathakali dance
⬥ Guru Gangadhar Pradhan was famous - As an Odissi dancer
⬥ Maitya Ram Riyang ( Satyaram ) was awarded Padma Shri - For Hojagiri folk dance
⬥ Lata Mangeshkar was awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour ( French award ) - In 2009
⬥ Uma Sharma - Kathak dancer
⬥ A.R. Rahman won Grammy Award twice for Danny Boyle's film Slumdog Millionaire - in 2010
⬥ Bhupen Hazarika was called - ' Bard of Brahmaputra '
⬥ Bhupen Hazarika won the National Award for Best Music Director - For ' Rudaali '
⬥ Ashish Sankrityayan is the proponent - Dhrupad music
⬥ ' Govindji Narthanalaya ' dance school was opened for women in Imphal – Bipin Singh
⬥ Shubha Mudgal is - Hindustani classical singer
⬥ Shobhana Chandrakumar is an exponent of - Bharatanatyam
⬥ Pandit Birju Maharaj is known as a descendant - Of Ishwari Prasad ( the first Kathak guru )
⬥ He is the first recipient of the National Award for Best Music Direction - K.V. Mahadevan
⬥ Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi gave his first live performance - In 1941
⬥ Who established the Kuchipudi Art Academy in Madras (1963) ? - Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam
⬥ Chittani Ramachandra Hegdethe - Yakshagana Artist
⬥ Mir Qutub Baksh ( Khayal singer ) was given the title of ' Tanras ' – Bahadur Shah Jafar
⬥ Who holds the Guinness World Record for singing the most songs (28) in a day ? - Kumar Sanuke
⬥ Guru Mayadhar Raut has redefined the grammar and acting terminology of which dance style - Odyssey's
⬥ Kesarbai Kerkar ( Hindustani classical singer ) was given the title of ' State singer ' By Maharashtra Government
⬥ The Academy of Performing Arts and Research was established in Switzerland – By Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
⬥ Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna received the Padma Vibhushan award - In 1991
⬥ Kanaka Raju was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021 - For Gusadi dance
⬥ Who is the composer of the music album ' Land of Gold ' - Anoushka Shankar
⬥ Vidya Gauri Adkar ( Kathak dancer ) is related to - From the Jaipur Gharana
⬥ Guru Shyama Charan Pati was awarded Padma Shri - For Chhau dance
⬥ Geeta Chandran is the proponent - Bharatanatyam's
⬥ Pandit Sundar Prasad ( Kathak ) received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - In 1959
⬥ Received the First National Film Award for Best Choreography (1992) - To Laxmibai Kolhapurkar
⬥ Wadali Brothers are famous - For Sufi music
⬥ Sartaj Khan , Sarwar Khan , Swaroop Khan and Mame Khan are famous - For Rajasthani folk music
⬥ It is the oldest Hindustani music gharana among all the Khayal singing styles - Gwalior Gharana
⬥ Faiyaz Khan , Latafat Hussain Khan and Dinkar Kakini are the singers - of the Agra Gharana
⬥ Arjun Singh Dhurve was awarded Padma Shri (2022) - For Baiga dance and music
⬥ G. N. Balasubramaniam was - Carnatic style singers
⬥ Started the tradition of Ghazal singing in India - by Hazrat Amir Khusro
⬥ Pandit Bhimsen Joshi received the National Film Award in 1985 for singing in which film ? - Ankahi Film
⬥ Ricky Kej won the 57th Grammy Award - For ' Winds of Samsara '
⬥ Shantha and V.P Dhananjayan are famous - For Bharatanatyam
⬥ India's first transgender folk dancer to receive Padma Shri (2021) is - Manjamma Jogati
⬥ Two books " Mohiniyattam - History " and " Dance Structure " were written – Kalamandalam by Kalyanikutty Amma
⬥ Malka Jaan of the Agra Gharana was the court musician - In the court of Wajid Ali Shah
⬥ ' Raag Sarita ' was written by – By Chintaman Raghunath Vyas
⬥ Kalamandalam Kshemavati Pavithran was awarded the Padma Shri - For Mohiniyattam
⬥ C.V. Chandrasekhar is - Bharatanatyam dancer
⬥ Who performed at the Red Fort ceremony on August 15 , 1947 ? - Ustad Bismillah Khan
⬥ ' Mallika - e - Ghazal ' or ' Queen of Ghazal ' – Begum Akhtar
⬥ Padma Subrahmanyam received Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan respectively - In 1981 and 2003
⬥ Ajay - Atul ( Music Director ) debuted in Forbes India Celebrity 100 list - In 2015
⬥ Pandit Kumar Gandharva ( Hindustani classical singer ) was awarded the Padma Vibhushan - in the 1990s
⬥ Allah Jilai Bai was a folk singer – Of Rajasthan
⬥ Rama Vaidyanathan ( Bharatnatyam ) received the Devdasi National Award - in 2013
⬥ Shambhu Maharaj ( Kathak ) was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - In 1967
⬥ Sujata Mohapatra ( Odissi ) received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - In 2017
⬥ Guru Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair was a dancer - of Kathakali
⬥ Shobha Naidu - Kuchipudi dancer ⬥ Makardhwaj Darogha ( Chhau ) received Padma Shri - in 2011
⬥ Harmony and universality were established through music – By Sandeep Das
⬥ Guru M.K. Saroja was the exponent - Bharatanatyam's
⬥ Kishore Kumar was born in 1929 – In Khandwa
⬥ Maguni Charan was awarded Padma Shri - In Gotipua dance
⬥ Maharaj Kalka Prasad is a 19th century proponent - Kathak dance
⬥ Rahul Dev Burman started western tune In the Hindi film industry
⬥ Choreographed the Balletfolklorico of Mexico – by Mrinalini Sarabhai
⬥ Ustad Zakir Hussain is his son - Ustad Allah Rakha's
⬥ Lakshmi Shankar was a Hindustani classical singer - Patiala Gharana
⬥ Mallikarjun Mansoor was a singer of the Khayal style those who are related - Jaipur - From the Atrauli Gharana
⬥ Mallikarjun Mansoor was the singer – From Karnataka
⬥ Dr. Radheshyam Barle received the Padma Shri award - For Panthi folk dance
⬥ Who played the ' Raaga for Peace ' at the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony – Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
⬥ Won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media (' Jai Ho ') – By Tanvi Shah
⬥ Durgacharan Ranbir is a Guru and Artist - Odissi dance
⬥ The Banaras gharana of Khayal singing style was founded by – Pandit Gopal Mishra
⬥ Anup Jalota is famous - For Bhajans
⬥ Ustad Fateh Ali Khan is related to - From the Patiala Gharana
⬥ Ghulam Mustafa Khan , Ustad Rashid Khan , Ustad Inayat Khan are related to - From Rampur Sahaswan Gharana
⬥ Lourembam Binoo Devi is the proponent - Manipuri Dance
⬥ Natya Tarangini (1976) was established in the National Capital Region - by Radha and Raja Reddy ( Kuchipudi )
⬥ Ry Cooder and Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt won the Grammy in 1993 - For the music album ' A Meeting by the River '
⬥ Ramali Bin Ibrahim ( Padma Shri winner in 2018 ) is a Malaysian choreographer - Bharatanatyam and Odissi dance
⬥ Kalamandalam Rajan ( Kathakali dancer ) received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - In 2009
⬥ Ustad Hassu Khan , Ustad Haddu Khan and Ustad Nathu Khan were exponents - Of Gwalior Gharana
⬥ Kottakkal Sivaraman is associated with - From Kathakali
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⬥ Allahrakha Qureshi ( Allah Rakha ) is an Indian - is a tabla player
⬥ The founder of the National Orchestra of India was - Ravi Shankar
⬥ M. S. Subbulakshmi was an Indian Carnatic singer who was born in - In Madurai
⬥ Indian classical singer Pandit Jasraj is related to - From Mewati family
⬥ Thyagaraja , Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Shastri are called - ' The Trinity of Carnatic Music '
⬥ Tarana singer Pandit Ratan Mohan Sharma is related to - From Mewati family
⬥ Shagun Bhutani , Chitra Krishnamurthy and Kumkum Mohanty - Odissi dancer
⬥ Khayal singer Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (2008 Bharat Ratna ) was related to - From a grocery store
⬥ Teejan Bai ( a Pandavani exponent ) showcases Chhattisgarhi traditional art by performing which stories - Of the Mahabharata
⬥ He was the father of Carnatic music - Purandar Das
⬥ Which musician is known as " Sarod Samrat " - To Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
⬥ Zakir Hussain won the Best Contemporary World Music Award for the album " Global Drum Project " had won - in 2008
⬥ Ustad Mohi Bahauddin Dagar is a famous musician - Rudra Veena Musical Instruments
⬥ M. S. Subbulakshmi , Priya Sisters and Bombay Jayashree are exponents - Carnatic Music
⬥ Sonal Mansingh is famous - For Bharatanatyam and Odissi dance
⬥ Pandit Birju Maharaj is a famous dancer of Kathak
⬥ Tansen learned music for 11 years – From Swami Haridas
⬥ Jamini Roy , Amrita Shergil and Nandlal Bose are famous - As a painter
⬥ Ganesh Payneka is related to - from painting
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⬥ Musician Bhajan Sopari was a santoor player - From the Sufiana Gharana
⬥ Famous Sindhi Sarangi player Lakha Khan is related to - From Rajasthan
⬥ Vaijayanti is the proponent of Kashi - Of Kuchipudi
⬥ Anxiety is a relationship with Krishnamurti – From Kuchipudi dance
⬥ Jayalakshmi Eshwar won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2021) - For Bharatanatyam
⬥ Ustad Latafat Hussain Khan is related to - From the Agra Gharana
⬥ Rajarshi Bhagya Chandra ( famous dancer ) is also known by other name - Ningthou Ching - Thang Khomba
⬥ Madan Singh Chauhan ( Guruji ) is a folk and Sufi singer – From Chhattisgarh
⬥ Sahitya Akademi Award Winner , Maya Khutegaonkar A - She is a Lavani dancer
⬥ Bharti Vithal A - is a Kuchipudi dancer
⬥ Gangmei Aluna Kabuini , a tribal ' Kabui ' dancer , is related to - From Manipur
⬥ He is the ' Bhajan Samrat ' of India - Anup Jalota
⬥ Sheema Kermani belongs to - From Bharatanatyam
⬥ Tanjore Bandhu ( Ponnanya , Vadivelu , Shivanandam and Chinnanya ) was the exponent. - Bharatanatyam K
⬥ ' The Academy of Performing Arts and Research ' was established in Switzerland – By Dr. M Balamuralikrishna
⬥ Sadashiv Pradhan is famous - For Chhau dance
⬥ Faiyaz Khan , Latafat Hussain Khan and Dinkar Kaikini are famous exponents - of the Agra Gharana
⬥ Lalan Fakir is famous - For Baul ( folk music )
⬥ He is the founder of Darpan Academy of Performing Arts - Mrinalini Sarabhai
⬥ Ustad Badeghulam Ali Khan is related to - Kasur from Patiala Gharana
⬥ Ghoomar dance style was developed by - The Bhil tribe
⬥ Kalashram , a dance school in New Delhi , was started - By Pandit Birjumaharaj
⬥ Meenakshisundaram Pillai got recognition - For Bharatanatyam dance
⬥ Sunanda Nair completed her PhD from Mumbai University for a thesis on " Intrinsic Lyrical Feminism " in which classical dance - Mohiniyattam
⬥ Rani Karna is an exponent - Indian classical dance form of Kathak
⬥ Kalashram ( a dance school ) was opened - By Pandit Birjumaharaj
⬥ The Kuchipudi Art Academy was established in Madras ( now Chennai ) in 1963 - Vempati Chinna Satyamdwara
⬥ Padma Shri Award 2016 recipient Gulabo Sanpre belongs to – From Kalbelia dance
⬥ Famous actress Sudha Chandran is a skilled dancer. - Bharatanatyam's
⬥ In 1953, he was invited to perform at the coronation festivities of Queen Elizabeth II - To Miss Kamala
⬥ Lakshmi Narayan Shastri is related to - Kuchipudi
⬥ Dancer Ranjana Gauhar belongs to – From Odissi dance
⬥ Founder of Kadamba School of Dance and Music Are - Kumudini Lakhia
⬥ Laxmipriya Mohapatra was related to – From Odissi dance
⬥ Kalyani Amma is famously associated with – From Mohiniyattam dance
⬥ Raja Radha Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy's daughter Yamini Reddy are related – From Kuchipudi dance
⬥ Padma Bhushan award winner (2004) Alarmel Valli belongs to - From Bharatanatyam
⬥ Kumudini Lakhia is related to – From Kathak dance
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⬥ Rukmani Devi Arun Dale is known for the renaissance of which dance - ' Bharatanatyam '
⬥ The first modern treatise on Hindustani classical music was written in – By Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande
Madhav Music School was started in Madhya Pradesh in 1918 – By Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande
⬥ Musician Malini Rajukar belongs to - Rampur Sahaswan Gharana
⬥ Pandit Vishwamohan Bhatt is - Harpist
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⬥ Padma Bhushan (1998) awardee Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam is famous - For Kuchipudi dance
⬥ Jogen Dutta is related to Bayan - From the Sattriya dance
⬥ T Balasaraswati was a famous dancer - Bharatanatyam dance
⬥ Padmashree Award winner (2020) is Indira PP Bora ( Bharatnatyam , Kuchipudi and Sattriya dancer ) - From Assam
⬥ Dr. Balamuralikrishna was the proponent - Classical Carnatic Music
