Who among the following is known as a pioneering dance educationist and a prominent Mohiniyattam exponent?

Dr Kanak Rele

The correct answer is Option (4) - Dr Kanak Rele

• Dr. Kanak Rele is a well-known Mohiniyattom practitioner.
• She is also a dancer, choreographer, and scholar from India.
• She founded and currently leads the Nalanda Dance Research Center.
• She founded and serves as the principal of Mumbai's Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya.
• Mohiniyattam:
  
  • Mohiniyattam is an Indian classical dance form.
  • It was developed in the Keralan state.
  • The word "Mohini" refers to a historical enchantress and incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu who, by harnessing her feminine abilities, aids the good over the bad and gives rise to the Mohiniyattam dance.
  • It adheres to the delicate, erotically charged, and feminine Lasya form of dance that is described in the Natya Shastra.
  • Women typically execute it solo after receiving rigorous training.