Nrityabharati Kathak Dance Academy in Pune was established by which of the following Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardees?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) - Rohini Bhate
The Nrityabharati Kathak Dance Academy in Pune was established by Rohini Bhate.
- Rohini Bhate was a renowned Kathak dancer and choreographer.
- She was born in 1924 in Pune, India.
- She learned Kathak from her father, Shri Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, and from the legendary Kathak dancer, Smt. Roshan Kumari.
- In 1947, she founded the Nrityabharati Kathak Dance Academy in Pune.
- The academy has trained thousands of students in Kathak dance.
- Rohini Bhate was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1979 and the Padma Shri in 1987.
- She passed away in 2007 at the age of 83.