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GK QUESTION#165

Manipuri dance mainly expresses which central idea through its movements and themes?

  1. ARoyal conquests and heroic tales
  2. BSpiritual devotion and divine loveCorrect answer
  3. CSeasonal festivities related to farming
  4. DSocial satire and folk narratives
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B. Spiritual devotion and divine love

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Spiritual devotion and divine love. Manipuri dance is one among major classical dance forms of India, especially noted for themes based on Vaishnavism and spectacular execution of ‘Ras Lila’, dance dramas based on love between Radha and Krishna. Imminent Manipuri performers include Guru Bipin Singh, his disciple Darshana Jhaveri and her sisters Nayana, Ranjana and Suverna, Charu Mathur and Devyani Chalia among others.

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