Manjamma Jogati became India’s first transgender folk dancer to receive a Padma Shri honour for her contribution to art in the year ________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) - 2021
Manjamma Jogati was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021. He is an Indian Kannada theatre actress, singer, and dancer of Jogathi Nritya, a folk dance form of North Karnataka. In 2019, she became the first transgender woman to be the president of Karnataka Janapada Academy, the state's top institution for folk arts.