T. Balasaraswati
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Tanjore Balasaraswati (1918–1984) was a preeminent Indian classical dancer and singer, widely recognized as one of the 20th century's foremost exponents of the Bharatanatyam style. Born into a distinguished matrilineal family of *devadasis* in Madras (now Chennai), she represented a seventh-generation lineage of musicians and dancers who had served the…
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- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1955)
- Padma Bhushan (1957)
- Sangeetha Kalanidhi (1973)
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (1975)
- Padma Vibhushan (1977)
- Sangeetha Kalasikhamani award of The Indian Fine Arts Society (1981)
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