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Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai (11 May 1918 – 21 January 2016) was an Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor. She was the founder and director of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, an institute for imparting training in dance, drama, music and puppetry, in the city of Ahmedabad. [2] .
Mrinalini Sarabhai was one of the best known faces of Indian classical dance. She was an expert dancer in Bharatanatyam and Kathakali, and was also a choreographer and a dance instructor.
Jan 27, 2016 · Mrinalini Sarabhai, an Indian dancer and choreographer who brought ancient South Indian dance forms into the 20th century and infused her work with social commentary, died on Jan. 21 at her...
When classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai (97), passed away on January 21 this year, her daughter Mallika (62), a dancer and an activist, gave a touching farewell to her beloved “Amma”.
Jan 30, 2016 · In Vatva, an industrial suburb of the city, a 22-year old Muslim man who runs a garage, owes his life to Mrinalini Sarabhai just as Radha Sridhar, 59, owes her her dance career. Yasin Mohammad Naimuddin Ansari was just eight years old, when he sustained 80 per cent burns from a cylinder blast during the communal riots of 2002.
Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai (11 May 1918 – 21 January 2016) was an Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor. She was the founder and director of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, an institute for imparting training in dance, drama, music and puppetry, in the city of Ahmedabad.
Feb 3, 2016 · Mrinalini Sarabhai (1918-2016) believed strongly in tradition but did not hesitate to face contemporary issues head on. She gave classical dance new directions and a new vocabulary.
Jan 21, 2016 · Bharatanatyam exponent Mrinalini Sarabhai, who passed away at 97, was a rare manifestation of an emerging India that represented passion paired with the complex conceptual study of the art form. Written by Suanshu Khurana. Updated: January 21, 2016 19:32 IST. 4 min read.
Foundation for Independent Journalism (FIJ) The Wire pays tribute to a life lived on the frontline of the recovery and reinvention of Indian classical dance in the 1940s, crowned by her lasting...
Jan 21, 2016 · Mrinalini Sarabhai, a classical dancer and Padma Bhushan awardee, died from complications related to old age, her family said. She was 97. Noted danseuse and Padma Bhushan awardee Mrinalini Sarabhai passed away at her Ahmedabad home in Usmanpura area on Thursday morning.
