Teejan Bai, a recipient of the M. S. Subbulakshmi Centenary Award, 2016, is an exponent in
- A.Kannada classical vocal
- B.Kajari dance
- C.Bihu dance
- D.Pandavani, a traditional performing art
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The correct answer is D, Pandavani, a traditional performing art. Teejan Bai of Chhattisgarh is the best-known exponent of Pandavani, a folk ballad form that tells stories from the Mahabharata. Pandavani, meaning songs of the Pandavas, is performed by a single lead singer holding a decorated tambura or ektara, who sings, narrates and acts out the episodes while a small group of accompanists responds. Teejan Bai sings in the bolder Kapalik style, in which the performer improvises freely, and she broke tradition as a woman performing an art once kept for men. She has received the Padma Shri, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan in 2019. Option A is wrong because she does not sing Kannada classical music; her work is in the Chhattisgarhi folk tradition. Option B is wrong because Kajari is a folk song form of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar sung in the rainy season, not her art. Option C is wrong because Bihu is the folk dance of Assam, unrelated to her. Exam tip: Teejan Bai, Chhattisgarh, Pandavani, the Mahabharata in song; Jhaduram Dewangan was another master of the form.
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