Mrinalini Sarabhai

Mrinalini Sarabhai (; 11 May 1918 – 21 January 2016) was an Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor. She was the founder of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts in the city of Ahmedabad. She received many awards and citations in recognitions of her work to art. She trained over 18,000 students in Bharatnatyam and Kathakali. She was born in Kerala, India. She was married to renowned physicist Vikram Sarabhai.

Sarabhai was hospitalized in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India for pneumonia on 20 January 2016. She died the next day of respiratory failure at the age of 97.

References

Other websites

Biography of Mrinalini Sarabhai at the website of Darpana Academy 
Biography at mkgandhi.org 
Mrinalini Sarabhai's Blog
Download Mrinalini Sarabhai's autobiography from her blog

Category:1918 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:Indian choreographers
Category:Indian dancers
Category:Deaths from respiratory failure
Category:Disease-related deaths in India
Category:People from Kerala
Category:Malayali people