UPSC Prelims 2006·GS1·art-and-culture·performing arts

Who among the following was presented with the Sangeet Natak Akadami Ratna Award, 2005 for her lifetime achievement in dance?

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  1. AChandralekha
  2. BTanjavur Balasaraswati
  3. CUma Sharma
  4. DYamini KrishnamurthyCorrect

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The correct answer is D) Yamini Krishnamurthy. Yamini Krishnamurthy, an eminent Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer, was indeed conferred with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Award (also known as Akademi Fellow) in 2005 for her lifetime achievement and exceptional contribution to Indian classical dance. A) Chandralekha was a noted contemporary dancer, but she received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2004, not the Ratna Award in 2005. B) Tanjavur Balasaraswati was a legendary Bharatanatyam dancer who passed away in 1984, so she could not have received an award in 2005. She received the Akademi Ratna (Fellow) in 1976. C) Uma Sharma is a renowned Kathak dancer, but she did not receive the Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Award in 2005. She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1982.
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