GK QUESTION#75
Kathak is a classical dance form that developed in which region of 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.