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The Chakri dance of Hadoti region is by which community?

Correct answer: (D) Kanjar community.

Chakri dance of the Hadoti region is performed by women of the Kanjar tribe.

  1. (A)

    Rajput community

  2. (B)

    Jat community

  3. (C)

    Brahmin community

  4. (D)

    Kanjar community

Explanation

Chakri is linked specifically with women of the Kanjar tribe in the Hadoti region, so Kanjar is the correct community. The Rajasthan Foundation’s page on Rajasthan’s dance forms identifies Chakri Folk Dance as a dance performed by women from the Hadoti region’s Kanjar tribe and describes it through fast-spinning movements. Chakri refers to spinning, so the dance is recognised by its rapid circular movement rather than by a general Rajput, Jat or Brahmin association. The precise region-community-style linkage is Hadoti, Kanjar women, and fast spinning.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Rajput community is not the right answer because Rajasthan Foundation links Chakri to women of the Kanjar tribe in Hadoti, not to Rajputs.
  • (B) Jat community is wrong because Chakri belongs to the Kanjar tribe dance tradition, with no Jat association in Rajasthan Foundation’s account.
  • (C) Brahmin community is wrong because Chakri is performed by Kanjar community women, not by Brahmins.

Concept

Rajasthan Art and Culture often maps folk dances to a region, community and signature movement. Exact cultural association matters more than a broad guess from familiar caste or community names.

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