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GK QUESTION#237

_______ was an Indian dancer and choreographer best known for creating a fusion style of dance adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian classical and folk - dance forms.

  1. ASmita Nagdev
  2. BRavi Shankar
  3. CShovana Narayan
  4. DUday ShankarCorrect answer
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D. Uday Shankar

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Uday Shankar. He is known as the Father of Modern Dance in India. Awards - Padma Vibhushan (1971), Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (1962).

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