Which of the following Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Awards was conferred on Ustad Amjad Ali Khan?

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Step 1: Identify the honour — the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award is a nationally numbered annual award conferred on individuals for outstanding contributions to communal harmony and national integration; the question asks which numbered (ordinal) edition was conferred on Ustad Amjad Ali Khan.

Step 2: Understand the numbering — editions are counted sequentially (1st, 2nd, 3rd, …). When a recipient is said to have received the award at a particular edition, that ordinal directly identifies the specific year’s ceremony in the award’s continuous sequence.

Step 3: Apply the known assignment — Ustad Amjad Ali Khan was the recipient at the edition identified as the 21st in the award sequence. This places his recognition at the award’s twenty‑first convening and corresponds exactly to the ordinal number requested by the question.

Step 4: Corroborating context — the 21st edition reflects a stage in the award’s history when distinguished cultural figures like Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, noted for his sarod mastery, lifetime achievements, and contributions to Indian classical music and cultural unity, were selected by the committee for this national honour.

Conclusion: Therefore, the correct ordinal edition for Ustad Amjad Ali Khan’s Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award is the 21st. FINAL_ANSWER: C

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