nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
indian 1930 kumudini lakhia
 kumudini lakhia founder-director , kadamb school of dance and music
kumudini lakhia

kumudini lakhia -lrb- born 1930 -rrb- is an indian kathak dancer and choreographer based in ahmedabad , gujarat , where she founded kadamb school of dance and music , an institute of indian dance and music in 1967 .
a pioneer in contemporary kathak dance , she is credited for moving away from the solo form of kathak starting in the 1960s , by turning it into a group spectacle , and also innovations like taking away traditional stories and adding contemporary storylines into kathak repertoire .
