Question

Kuchipudi is the classical dance form of which of the following states of India?
1. karnataka
2. Kerala
3. Maharashtra
4. Andhra Pradesh

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Andhra Pradesh

The correct answer is Andhra Pradesh.

• Kuchipudi is an indigenous dance form of Andhra Pradesh that originated and flourished in a village of the same name, its original name was Kuchelapuri or Kuchelapuram, a town in the Krishna district.

• The birth of Kuchipudi art is associated with religions similar to most Indian classical dances.
• This dance has been practiced since around the 20th century.
• For a long time, this art was displayed only in temples and that too in some temples in Andhra Pradesh on the occasion of the annual festival.