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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.
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.
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 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 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.
Mar 24, 2024 · ‘We must never cede ground': Dancer Mallika Sarabhai talks about her art, activism and aesthetics At 71, Mallika is respected as much for her art that fuses the classical and the contemporary, as for speaking out against Right-wing politics
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.
Sep 26, 2019 · Mallika Sarabhai shares how she uses the ancient Indian art form to address climate change, gender-based violence and human rights. Bharatanatyam performances traditionally depict Hindu mythology and epics.
At TEDIndia, Mallika Sarabhai, a dancer/actor/politician, tells a transformative story in dance -- and argues that the arts may be the most powerful way to effect change, whether political, social or personal.
