Q. Match the following:

A. Birju Maharaj	(i) Bharatnatyam
B. Sanjukta Panigrahi	(ii) Kuchipudi
C. T. Balasaraswathy	(iii) Odissi
D. Sonal Man Singh	(iv) Kathak

Answer: A—(iv),B—(iii), C—(i), D—(ii)
Notes: • Brijmohan Mishra is popularly known as Pandit Birju Maharaj. He is an exponent of the Handia (Rikhipur), Allahabad Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Kathak dance in India.
• Sanjukta Panigrahi was a dancer from India, who was the foremost exponent of Indian classical dance Odissi.
• Tanjore Balasaraswati, was a celebrated Indian dancer, and her rendering of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style originated in the South Indian state of TamilNadu.
Sonal Mansingh is an Indian classical dancer and Guru Kuchipudi dancing style. She has been nominated by the President of India to become a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.