| Names |
MRINALINI SARABHAI |
| Date of
Birth |
May 11, 1918 |
| Date of
Death |
January 21, 2016
- at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. |
| Identity |
A celebrated
Indian classical dancer, choreographer and
instructor. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1965: She was honoured with
PADMA SHRI Award by the Govt of India.
- 1990:
She was nominated to the
Executive Committee of the International Dance
Council, Paris.
- 1992: She was honoured with
PADMA BHUSHAN Award by the Govt of India.
- 1994:
She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Fellowship, New Delhi.
- December 28, 1998:
The Darpana Academy of Performing
Arts celebrated its golden jubilee on this day, with
the announcement of the annual "Mrinalini Sarabhai
Award for Classical Excellence", in the field of
classical dance.
|
| General |
-
Wife of the great Indian scientist, Vikram Sarabhai
and the mother of Indian actress and dancer,
Malika Sarabhai.
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She is the founder director of the
Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, an
institute for imparting training in dance, drama, music and
puppetry, in the city of Ahmedabad.
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She has received many
distinguished awards and citations in recognitions of her
contribution to art.
-
She has trained over
18,000 students in Bharatnatyam and Kathakali.
- She was also the first
Indian to receive the medal and Diploma of the French
Archives Internationales de la Danse.
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