Guru kelucharan Mohapatra, who was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2000, was an exponent of which of the following classical dances of India?

Correct option is B

· Kelucharan Mohapatra was a legendary Indian classical dancer, guru, and exponent of Odissi dance, who is credited with the revival and popularizing of this classical dance form in the 20th century.
· He is the first person to receive the Padma Vibhushan from Odisha.
· Odissi is traditionally a dance-drama genre of performance art, where the artist and musicians play out a story, a spiritual message or devotional poem from the Hindu texts, using symbolic costumes, body movement, abhinaya (expressions), and mudras (gestures and sign language) set out in ancient Sanskrit literature.