Facts: - death place: malpa , pithoragarh - caption: -lrb- 1948-1998 -rrb- - birth name: protima gupta - imdb id: 0066071 - death date: 18 august 1998 - birth date: 12 october 1948 - name: protima bedi - image size: 200px - image: protima bedi.gif - birth place: delhi , india india - occupation: classical indian dancer , model Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of protima bedi .
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protima gauri bedi -lrb- october 12 , 1948 -- august 18 , 1998 -rrb- was an indian model turned odissi exponent .in 1990 , she established '' nrityagram '' , a dance village near bangalore .