website birth_place awards birth_date article_title name occupation
web site tamil nadu , india padma shri 1959 malavika sarukkai
 malavika sarukkai classical dancer
malavika sarukkai

malavika sarukkai is an indian classical dancer and choreographer specializing in bharatanatyam .
a 2002 winner of the sangeet natak akademi award , she was honoured by the government of india in 2003 with padma shri , the fourth highest indian civilian award .
