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


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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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