Stalwarts of Dance – Women’s Day Special

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Kalanidhi Narayan

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“I want to continue to teach this art to others so that it does not die. My awards do not mean much to me. But the success of my students in portraying good Abhinaya means a lot to me.”

Mrinalini Sarabhai

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Mrinalini Sarabhai has been awarded with the following:

1. National civilian award Padma Shri in 1965
2. Padma Bhushan in 1992.
3. Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa (LittD) by the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK in 1997.
4. Medal and Diploma of the French Archives Internationales de la Danse.(She was the first Indian to receive this).
5. Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, New Delhi in 1994.

Mrinalini Sarabhai – Younger Days

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She is one of the pioneers in making Bharatnatyam a dance form that is revered and respected throughout the world.

T. Balasarawathi

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Amazing facts about T. Balasarawathi

1) She had mastered the art of music too, a terrific singer.
2) India Today magazine, classified her as one of the 100 prominent Indians who have shaped the destiny of India.
3) She was the only non-western dancer included in a compilation of the Dance Heritage Coalition, “America’s Irreplaceable Dance Treasures: The First 100”

T. Balasarawathi – Awards

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T. Balasaraswathi was bestowed with numerous awards, most prolific among them are
1) The President’s Award from the Sangeet Natak Akademi (1955)
2) Padma Vibushan (1977)
3) Sangita Kalanidhi, South India’s highest award for musicians (1973)