What is the Sutradhar of Gammat folk theatre called?

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Correct — C, Kudgarya. Gammat is a folk-theatre tradition of the Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh, traditionally staged around Holi as a series of comic, satirical, mime-and-dance episodes performed without a fixed script. The performer who conducts the show — introducing and linking its separate episodes, the same function a sutradhar performs in other Indian folk-theatre forms — is called the Kudgarya in Gammat.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Not the term the official key credits for Gammat's sutradhar/conductor role.  (b) Not the term the official key credits for Gammat's sutradhar/conductor role.  (d) Not the term the official key credits for Gammat's sutradhar/conductor role.

Concept: Gammat is one of Madhya Pradesh's living folk-theatre traditions, native to the Nimar region and distinct from the state's better-known Malwa-region form, Maanch. Performed mainly around Holi by local troupes without a written script, it strings together comic sketches, mimicry and dance, held together by a conductor figure who introduces and links each episode — a role folk theatre across India generally calls the sutradhar.

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