Options:
1. Gujarat
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Rajasthan
4. Maharashtra
The correct answer is Option 2. Madhya Pradesh
Key Points:
- Powada dance is a Performing art of the state of Madhya Pradesh.
- The term ‘Powada’ means the Narration of the story in glorious terms.
- The Chief Narrator of the Powada dance is called Shahir who plays the Duff to keep the rhythm.
- The tempo is fast and controlled by the main singer and supported by chorus singers.
- The earliest notable Powada was the Afzal Khanacha Vadh (The Killing of Afzal Khan) (1659) by Agnidas which recorded Shivaji’s encounter with Afzal Khan.