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mrinalini sarabhai mrinalini sarabhai kerala , india indian lakshmi sehgal -lrb- sister -rrb- 11 may 1918 vikram sarabhai india mrinalini sarabhai.jpg mrinalini sarabhai

mrinalini sarabhai

mrinalini sarabhai -lrb- born 11 may 1918 -rrb- is a celebrated indian classical dancer , choreographer and instructor .
she is the founder director of the darpana academy of performing arts , an institute for imparting training in dance , drama , music and puppetry , in the city of ahmedabad .
she has received many distinguished awards and citations in recognitions of her contribution to art .
she has trained over 18,000 students in bharatnatyam and kathakali .
