The document provides information about various topics related to Indian culture, history, and geography in bullet points: 1) It discusses the Golden Temple in Amritsar, mentioning that it was designed by Guru Arjan and the cornerstone was laid by Sufi saint Mian Mir. 2) It identifies Kathak dance as originating from Uttar Pradesh and mentions the Lucknow and Benares gharanas. 3) It names the folk dance form performed by young boys in Orissa as Gotipua.

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2. NORTH
(J&K,Punjab,Harya
na,Delhi, HP)
HINDI HEARTLAND
(UP,Rajasthan,MP,Uttarak
hand,Bihar,Jharkhand,Ch
hattisgarh)
EAST(WB,Odisha,Sikkim)
SOUTH(AP,Telangana,Karna
taka,Kerala,TN)
NORTH-EAST WEST
(Maharashtra,Gujarat,Goa)

3. Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as the Golden
Temple located in Amritsar was designed by the fifth
Guru, X. He had the cornerstone laid by the Muslim Sufi
saint Sai Hazrat Mian Mir in 1588. X completed the Adi
Granth, the holy scripture of Sikhism and installed it in
the gurudwara in 1604. Id X.

4. GURU ARJAN

5. Kathak, a classical dance form, owes its origin to the
state of Uttar Pradesh. The dance form is connected to
classical Hindustani music where the rhythmic
nimbleness of the feet is accompanied by
the Tabla or Pakhawaj. Two schools of this dance
form, Lucknow gharana and X gharana are situated in
Uttar Pradesh. Id X

6. BENARES GHARANA

7. Identify the dance form performed in Orissa
for centuries by young boys, who dress as
women to praise Jagannath and Krishna

8. GOTIPUA

9. Identify the literary work

10. THIRUKKURAL

11. The X is a major festival celebrated in
Nagaland. Pictured here is the PM
inaugurating the festival.

12. HORNBILL FESTIVAL

13. X is a village in Goa which is the place of origin of one of
India’s greatest musical families. The family’s original
surname was Hardikar which was later renamed to its
current form to identify with the village X. X is around 37
kms from Dabolim airport. Identify the family.

14. THE MANGESHKARS.
VILLAGE NAME - MANGESHI