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Mallika Sarabhai is an activist and Indian classical dancer and actress from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Daughter of a classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai and space scientist Vikram Sarabhai, Mallika is an accomplished Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer and performer who has specialized in using the arts for social change and transformation.
She is the daughter of the Indian space scientist- Vikram Sarabhai and the Mrinalini Sarabhai, founder of Darpana Academy of Performing Arts. Her mother was also a dancer and she started learning dancing when she was very young. At the age of 15, she also started her acting career.
Mallika Sarabhai. When asked what I like to be introduced as - dancer, choreographer, publisher, activist, writer, actor – I tend to say that I am a communicator. And that all the others are the different languages in which I communicate.
Mallika Sarabhai is one of India’s leading choreographers and dancers, in constant demand as a soloist and with her own dance company, Darpana, creating and performing both classical and contemporary works.
Mallika Sarabhai was one of India’s leading classical dancers and choreographers. A truly multifaceted personality, she was also an acclaimed actress and a prominent social and political activist.
May 6, 2024 · Mallika Sarabhai, Indian classical dancer and choreographer, actress, writer, and social activist known for her promotion of the arts as a vehicle for social change. She notably used choreography to express her particular interest in fostering women’s rights.
Mallika Sarabhai is a noted Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam dancer from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Born to famous dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai and the well-known space scientist Vikram Sarabhai, Mallika is a woman of many dimensions and talents.
Mallika Sarabhai was born on 9 May 1954 in Ahmedabad, State of Bombay, India. She is an actress and director, known for Peter Brook's the Mahabharata (1989), Himalay Se Ooncha (1975) and Sonal (1973).
Mallika Sarabhai is a powerhouse of communication and the arts in India. Educated in business, she now leads the Darpana dance company, which works in the Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi forms.
Mallika is an acclaimed and much awarded dancer in the Indian classical styles of Bharata Natyam and Kuchipudi and has been the lead soloist with Darpana for 30 years. Fifteen years ago she developed her own contemporary vocabulary.
