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Trace out the growth of Kathak as a dance form through the centuries.
a) Kathak through the Bhakti cult
b) Kathak through the caste of story tellers
c) Kathak through the Nawab of Awadh
d) Kathak through the Mughals

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a, d, b, c
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b, a, d, c
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d, c, b, a
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b, c, d, a
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Solution

The correct option is B b, a, d, c

  • Kathak is one of the 10 major classical dance forms of India. It is a classical dance from Northern India. One who performs Kathak are known as Kathakas. They communicated stories from the great epics and ancient mythology through dance.
  • Kathakas originally were a caste of story tellers in North India. It began to evolve as a distinct mode of dance form during Bhakti movement, during Mughal period it was performed in the royal court where it acquired its present dance form, under the patronage of Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, it grew into a major art form.


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