Ileana Citaristi is the first classical dancer of foreign origin who was conferred the Padma Shri Aw...........

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Ileana Citaristi is the first classical dancer of foreign origin who was conferred the Padma Shri Award in 2006 for her

contributions to ________.

This questions was previously asked in

SSC CPO 11th Nov 2022 Shift 3

Kathakali

Kathak

Bharatanatyam

Odissi

- Ileana Citaristi is a renowned Odissi dancer who hails from Italy.

- She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2006 for her contribution to the classical dance form, Odissi.

- Odissi is one of the eight classical dance forms of India, originating from the state of Odisha.

- The other dance forms mentioned are different:

- Kathakali is a dance-drama from Kerala.

- Kathak is a classical dance form from northern India.

- Bharatanatyam is a classical dance form from Tamil Nadu.

- ? Option 4: Odissi is the correct answer.

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