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GK QUESTION#75

Kathak is a classical dance form that developed in which region of India?

  1. ASouthern India
  2. BNorthern IndiaCorrect answer
  3. CEastern India
  4. DWestern India
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B. Northern India

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Northern India. It is found in three distinct forms, called "gharana", named after the cities where the Kathak dance tradition evolved – Jaipur, Banares, and Lucknow. Its famous exponents: Pandit Birju Maharaj, Sitara Devi ("Empress of Dance"), Shambhu Maharaj, Lachhu Maharaj, Rohini Bhate, Kumudini Lakhia, and Roshan Kumari, etc.

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