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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 30, 2016 · After her marriage to Vikram Sarabhai in 1942, she emerged as a cultural icon, an activist and a philanthropist in Ahmedabad. Like her father-in-law Ambalal Sarabhai, the textile baron who had supported Mahatma Gandhi’s freedom movement, Mrinalini would help the needy.
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.
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 · Ahmedabad: Legendary danseuse and Padma Bhushan recipient Mrinalini Sarabhai passed away in Ahmedabad on Thursday. She was 97. “My mother Mrinalini Sarabhai has just left for her eternal...
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 21, 2016 · Noted danseuse and Padma Bhushan awardee Mrinalini Sarabhai passed away at her Ahmedabad home in Usmanpura area on Thursday morning. She was the wife of renowned Indian scientist and the father of India’s space programme Vikram Sarabhai.
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...
Jan 21, 2016 · Dancer and choreographer Mrinalini Sarabhai died today at the age of 97 due to some old age complications. She was admitted to a hospital in Ahmedabad yesterday. Popularly known as 'Amma', Mrinalini was the founding director of Darpana Academy of Performing Arts in Ahmedabad.
