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Major Indian Cities

General Info Indian Cities & Towns
Sanctuaries and National Parks
Biosphere Reserves & Forest Cover
Differences between Similar Animals
Art and Culture
Films
Reserve Bank of India
Banking in India
Public Sector Enterprises
Nuclear & Space Technology
Indian Railways
Roads and Highways
Airports in India
Ports in India
Mineral Wealth of India
Mineral Wealth - Oil
Mineral Wealth - Steel
Soils and Crops
Mountains and Hills
Rivers - Cities and Dams
Rivers-Origin, Tributaries, Disputes
Lakes, Waterfalls, Islands etc.
Straits and Canals
Indian Armed Forces
Ancient Texts and Authors
Ancient Texts and Importance

Books and Authors

Books by Award Winning Authors
Books by Indian Authors
Books by Presidents, PMs etc.
Childrens' Classics and Authors
World Classics and Authors
Characters and Creators
Famous Books of 20th Century
Indian Writers and Languages
Latest Books and Authors
Latest Books in News

Art and Culture

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Dancing Art

India India

Folk Art

Dances of India: States

Classical Dances
Bharat Natyam Tamilnadu
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Jhumar
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Kathakali
Kerala
Mohini Attam Kerala

Garba
Giddha

Gujarat
Punjab

Odissi

Orissa

Bhangra

Punjab

Kuchipudi

Andhra Pradesh

Yakshagana

Karnataka

Manipuri
Kathak

Manipur
Mayurbhanj Chau Orissa
North India mainly U.P. Purulia Chau
West Bengal

Sattriya

Assam

Tamasha

Maharashtra

Dances and Persons Associated

Dance

Persons Associated

Kathak
Bharat
Natyam

Birju Maharaj, Gopi Krishan, Shambu Maharaj, Sitara Devi, Prerna Shrimali, Ms. Sunayana Hazarilal
Rukmini Devi Arundale, Yamini Krishnamurti, Vaijayantimala, Ananda Shankar Jayant, C.V.
Chandrasekhar, Guru (Ms.) M.K. Saroja

Manipuri

Amubi Singh, Bino Devi

Mohini
Attam

Smt. Kalamandalam Kshemavathy Pavithran

Chhau
Odissi

Makar Dhwaja Darogha

Kelucharan Mahapatra, Sonal Mansingh, Geeta Mahalik

Kathakali

PK Kunju Kurup, Kalamandalam Rajan, Madavur Vasudevan Nair

Kuchipudi Raja Reddy, Radha Reddy, Vyjayanti Kashi

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Folk Art

Art Art

Dance On

Musical Instruments and Persons Associated

Musical Instrument

Person

Santoor

Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Bhajan Sopori

Flute

Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pannalal Ghosh

Tabla

Zakir Hussain, Allah Rakha, Sabir Khan

Sarod

Ali Akbar Khan, Amjad Ali Khan

Shehnai

Bismillah Khan, Krishna Ram Chaudhary

Sitar

Pt Ravi Shankar, Shahid Parvez Khan,Budhaditya Mukherjee

Saarangi

Shakoor Khan, Pt Ram Narayan

Veena

Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, Ayyagari Syamasundaram

Mandolin

U Srinivas

Pakhawaj

Totaram Sharma

Violin

M.S. Gopalakrishnan, Smt M. Rajam,Lalgudi Jayaraman

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