Kathak exponent and Padma Vibhushan awardee Pt Birju Maharaj was the torchbearer of which gharana of the Lucknow style of Kathak?

Option 4 : Kalka-Bindadin

The correct answer is Kalka-Bindadin.

• Pandit Birju Maharaj was an Indian Kathak dancer, composer, singer, and exponent of the Banaras Gharana's "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana.
• His two uncles, Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu Maharaj, as well as his father and guru, Acchan Maharaj, were all Kathak dancers.
• He was also a vocalist who sang Hindustani classical music. After working at Bhartiya Kala Kendra, then the Kathak Kendra, New Delhi, with his uncle Shambhu Maharaj, he became the head of the latter for several years until his retirement in 1998, when he started his own dance school, Kalashram, also in Delhi.
• In 1986, Birju Maharaj received the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour. 

• Raigarh is renowned as the 'Cultural Capital of Chhattisgarh,' and is known for its classical music and the dance genre "Kathak" (as Raigarh Gharana).
• Bhanu Ji Maharaj founded the Kathak Gharana of Jaipur. He learned Shiv Tandav from a saint and proceeded to teach it to future generations. Shiv Tandav is a Kathak dance genre that is forceful.
• Renowned Kathak dancer Janakiprasad created the Kathak Banaras Gharana.