Which of the following pairs of awards and respective states are matched correctly?

Guru Gopinath Desiya Natya Puraskaram – Kerala

Kalidas Smman – Madhya Pradesh

Shantala Natya Sri Award – Karnataka

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Kathak exponent Guru Kumidini Lakhia has been selected for the Guru Gopinath Desiya Natya Puraskaram, 2021, the highest award conferred by the Government of Kerala for excellence in dance.
Kalidas Samman is a prestigious arts award presented annually by the government of Madhya Pradesh. The Kalidas Samman was first awarded in 1980. It was initially conferred in alternate years in the fields of Classical Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and Plastic Arts. From 1986-87 onwards, the awards were presented in all four fields every year. The award is presented for outstanding achievement in one of the four categories. Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Pt M Venkateshkumar of Dharwad was recently conferred with this prestigious award for his outstanding contribution in the field of classical music.
Shantala Natya Sri awards was instituted by the Government of Karnataka to recognize achievers in the field of classical dance. It was first awarded in 1995.

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Kathak exponent Guru Kumidini Lakhia has been selected for the Guru Gopinath Desiya Natya Puraskaram, 2021, the highest award conferred by the Government of Kerala for excellence in dance.
Kalidas Samman is a prestigious arts award presented annually by the government of Madhya Pradesh. The Kalidas Samman was first awarded in 1980. It was initially conferred in alternate years in the fields of Classical Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and Plastic Arts. From 1986-87 onwards, the awards were presented in all four fields every year. The award is presented for outstanding achievement in one of the four categories. Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Pt M Venkateshkumar of Dharwad was recently conferred with this prestigious award for his outstanding contribution in the field of classical music.
Shantala Natya Sri awards was instituted by the Government of Karnataka to recognize achievers in the field of classical dance. It was first awarded in 1995.

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