Question : Who among the following dancers was the first Odissi dancer of foreign origin to be conferred the Padma Shri in 2006?
Option 1: Eri Nakamura
Option 2: Ileana Citaristi
Option 3: Mrinalini Sarabhai
Option 4: Sofia Boutella
Correct Answer: Ileana Citaristi
Solution : The correct answer is Ileana Citaristi.
Ileana Citaristi is an Odissi and Chau dancer from Italy. She became the first dancer of foreign origin to be conferred with the Padma Shri for her contributions to Odissi in 2006. Odissi is one of the 8 major Indian classical dance forms.
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