JKSSB EXAMS STUDY MATERIAL 
ART AND CULTURE by KASHMIR STUDENT
Dance & Dancer
• Bharatanatyam | Bala Saraswati, CV Chandrasekhar, Leela Samson, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Padma Subramanyam, Rukmini Devi, Sanyukta Panigrahi, Sonal Mansingh, Yamini Krishnamurti
• Kathak | Bharti Gupta, Birju Maharaj, Damayanti Joshi, Durga Das, Gopi Krishna, Kumudini Lakhia, Sambhu Maharaj, Sitara Devi
• Kuchipudi | Josyula Seetharamaiah, Vempathi Chinna Sathyam 
• Manipuri | Guru Bipin Sinha, Jhaveri Sisters, Nayana Jhaveri, Nirmala Mehta, Savita Mehta
• Odissi | Debaprasad Das, Dhirendra Nath Patnaik, Indrani Rahman, Kelucharan Mahapatra, Priyambada Mohanty
• Kathakali |  Mrinalini Sarabhai, Guru Shankaran, Namboodripad, Thottam Shankaran, Kutti Nayyar, Shankar Kurup, KC Pannikar, TT Ram Kulti
• Mohiniattam | Protima Devi, Sanyukta Panigrahi, Sonal Mansingh, Pankaj Charan Das, Kelucharan Mahapatra, Madhvi Mudgal, etc
STATE | TYPE OF DANCE
• Andhra Pradesh | Kuchipudi, Ghantamardala, Ottam Thedal, Veedhi Natakam
• Assam | Bihu, Bichhua, Natpuja, Maharas, Kaligopal, Bagurumba, Khel Gopal, Canoe, Jhumura Hobjanai
• Bihar | Jata-Jatin, Bakho-Bakhain, Panwariya, Sama-Chakwa, Bidesia 
• Gujarat | Garba, Dandiya Ras, Tippani Juriun, Bhavai
• Haryana | Jhumar, Phag, Daph, Dhamal, Loor, Gugga, Khor, Gagor 
• Himachal Pradesh | Jhora, Jhali, Chharhi, Dhaman, Chhapeli, Mahasu, Nati, Dangi
• Jammu and Kashmir | Rauf, Hikat, Mandjas, Kud Dandi Nach, Damali 
• Karnataka | Yakshagan, Huttari, Suggi, Kunitha, Karga, Lambi
• Kerala | Kathakali (Classical), Ottam Thulal, Mohiniattam, Kaikottikali 
• Maharashtra | Lavani, Nakata, Koli, Lezim, Gafa, Dahikala Dasavtar or Powada 
• Oddisa | Odissi (Classical), Savari, Ghumara, Painka, Munari, Chhau 
• Pashchim Banga | Kathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Marasia, Mahal, Keertan 
• Punjab | Bhangra, Giddha, Daff, Dhaman, Bhand, Naqual
• Rajasthan | Ghumar, Chakri, Ganagor, Jhulan Leela, Jhuma, Suisini, Ghapal, Kalbeliya
• Tamil Nadu | Bharatanatyam, Kumi, Kolattam, Kavadi 
• Uttar Pradesh | Nautanki, Raslila, Kajri, Jhora, Chappeli, Jaita 
• Uttrakhand | Garhwali, Kumayuni, Kajari, Jhora, Raslila, Chappeli
Carnatic 
MS Subbalakshmi, Balamuralikrishna, Bombay Jaishree, HK Raghavendra, Aryakudi Ramanujan Iyenegar Venkataram, Sitarajam, Mani Krishnaswamy, Akhil Krishnan, ML Vasanthakumari, MD Ramanathan, GN Balasubramaniam
Dhrupad 
Ustad Rahim Fahim-ud-din Dagar, Zahir-ud-din Dagar, Wasif-ud-din Dagar, Bundecha Bandhu, Pt Abhay Narayan Mallick, Pt Ritwik Sanyal, Uday Bhawalkar
Hindustani 
Shubha Mudgal, Madhup Mudgal, Mukul Shivputra, Pandit Jasraj, Parveen Sultana, Naina Devi, Girija Devi, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Gangubai Hangal, Krishna Hangal, V Rajput, Kumar Gandharva, Faiyyaz Khan, Mallikariun Mansur.
Thumri 
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Mazhar Ali Khan, Ustad Zawad Ali Khan, Poornima Chaudhary, Shanti Heerananda, Naina Devi, Rita Ganguly
Instruments | Instrumentalists
• Stringed Instruments 
1. Been | Asad Ali Khan, Zia Moin-ud-din Khan 
2. Santoor | Shiv Kumar Sharma
 3. Sarod | Buddhadev Dasgupta, Ali Akbar Khan, Amjad Ali khan, Bahadur Khan, Sharan Rani, Zarin S Sharma
4. Sarangi | Ustad Binda Khan
  
   5. Sitar | Ravi Shankar, Hara Shankar Bhattacharya, Nikhil Banerjee, Vilayat Khan, Mustaq Ali Khan
6. Surb Ahar | Sajjad Hussain, Annapurna 
7. Veena | Doraiswamy Iyengar, Chittibabu, Emani Sankara Shastri, Dhanammal, S Bala Chandran, KR Kumaraswamy
8. Violin | Gajanan Rao Joshi, MS Gopal Krishnan, TN Krishnan, Baluswamy, Dikshitar, Dwaran Venkataswamy Naidu Lalyuli G Jayaraman, Mysore T Chowdiah, VG Jog
• Wind Instruments 
9. Flute | TR Mahalingam, N Ramani, Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pannalal Ghosh
10. Nadaswaran | Sheikh Chinna Moula, Neeruswamy Pillai, Rajaratanam Pillai 
11. Shehnai | Bismillah Khan
• Percussion (Striking Thumping) | Instruments 
12. Mridangam | Palghat Mani Iyer, Karaikudi R Mani, Palghat Raghu 
13. Pakhawag | Pt Ayodhya Prasad, Gopal Das, Babu Ram Shanker Pagaldas 
14. Tabla | Zakir Hussain, Nikhil Ghosh, Kishan Maharaj, Alla Rakha Khan, Pandit Samta Prasad, Kumar Bose, Latif Khan
15. Kanjira | Pudukkotai Dakshinamurthi Pillai
INSTITUTIONS | HEADQUARTERS
- Anthropological Survey of India, 1945 | Kolkata
 - Archaeological Survey of India, 1861 | New Dehli
 - Asiatic Society, 1784 (Sir William Jones) | Kolkata
 - Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, 1985 | New Dehli
 - Lalit Kala Akademi(National Academy of Fine Arts), 1954 | New Dehli
 - National Archives of India, 1981 | New Dehli
 - National School of Drama, 1959 | New Dehli
 - Sangeet Natak Academy, 1953 | New Dehli
 - Sahitya Academy, 1954 | New Delhi
 - Library of Tibetan Works and Archives | Dharmashala
 - Science City | Kolkata
 - Birla Industrial and Tech Museum | Kolkata
 - Central Institute of Buddhist Studies | Leh
 - Nava Nalanda Mahavihara | Nalanda (Birla)
 - National Gallery of Modern Art | New Delhi
 - Victorial Memorial Hall | Kolkata
 
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