Consider the following statements regarding Nrityanjali. 1. Nrit

Consider the following statements regarding Nrityanjali.

1. Nrityanjali is an online festival of documentary films on the life and work of some of the leading Indian classical dance exponents.

2. It is organised by the Films Division of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

Please scroll down to see the correct answer and solution guide.

The correct answer is Both 1 and 2.

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The Films Division of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has organized the concluding part of ‘Nrityanjali’, an online film festival on Indian classical dance and its maestros from October 28 to 30. Hence statement 2 is correct.

Nrityanjali is an online festival of documentary films on the life and work of some of the leading Indian classical dance exponents. Hence statement 1 is correct.
The festival was streamed on the Films Division website and its YouTube channel. All films were streamed live, simultaneously, for three days.

Indian Classical Dance is an umbrella under which various performing arts are present, whose theory and practice can be traced to the Sanskrit text, Natya-Shastra, the foundational treatise by Bharata Muni.
Prominent traditional dance forms like Bharat Natyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Kathakali, Sattriya, Manipuri and Mohini Aattam, include music and recitation in the local language or Sanskrit and they represent a unity of core ideas in a diversity of styles, costumes and expression.

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