Nrityabharati Kathak Dance Academy in Pune was established by which of the following Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardees?

Rohini Bhate

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.