Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai
Bharatanatyam Performer
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About
Mrinalini Sarabhai (born May 11, 1918, in Kerala, British India; died January 21, 2016, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India) was a pioneering Indian classical dancer, choreographer, and instructor. Born into a distinguished family, her father, Subbarama Swaminathan, was a renowned lawyer, and her mother, Ammu Swaminathan, was a social worker and freedom fighter.…
Journey Timeline
1918
Born in Kerala, British India
1942
Married Vikram Sarabhai
1948
Founded Darpana Academy of Performing Arts — In Ahmedabad
1949
Performed at the Théâtre national de Chaillot in Paris
1960
Awarded Natya Kala Sikhamani — In Madras
1965
Received Padma Shri
1968
Received gold medal from Mexican Government — For choreography for Ballet Folklorico of Mexico
1988
Received Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship
1990
Nominated to the Executive Committee of the International Dance Council, Paris
1991
Received Pandit Omkarnath Thakur Award — From Gujarat Government
1992
Received Padma Bhushan
1994
Awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship
1995
Awarded Scroll of Honour by Vice-President of India
1996
Awarded Kalidas Samman
1997
Honoured with Doctor of Letters (LittD) by University of East Anglia
1998
Darpana Academy celebrated its golden jubilee — Mrinalini Sarabhai Award for Classical Excellence announced
2013
First recipient of Nishagandhi Puraskaram
2013
Received Padma Vibhushan
2016
Died in Ahmedabad — Aged 97
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Awards & Honors
- 1965 · Padma Shri — Government of India
- 1992 · Padma Bhushan — Government of India
- 1994 · Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship — Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
- 1997 · Doctor of Letters (LittD) honoris causa — University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
- Medal and Diploma of the French Archives Internationales de la Danse — French Archives Internationales de la Danse
- 1996 · Kalidas Samman — Government of Madhya Pradesh
- 2013 · Nishagandhi Puraskaram — Government of Kerala
- 1988 · Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship — Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
- 1968 · Gold medal for choreography for Ballet Folklorico of Mexico — Mexican Government
- 1991 · Pandit Omkarnath Thakur Award — Gujarat Government
- 1960 · Natya Kala Sikhamani — Madras
- 1995 · Scroll of Honour — Vice-President of India
- 2013 · Padma Vibhushan — Government of India
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