Mrinalini Sarabhai : The famous Indian dancer born to a Kerala parents
This article is related to Mrinalini Sarabhai. Also note that the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts situated in Gujarat is founded by Mrinalini Sarabhai. Remember that her parents are from Kerala. She is the wife of Vikram Sarabhai who is the founder of Indian Space Program. Here you can also see the different awards which were won by Mrinalini Sarabhai.
An introduction to Mrinalini Sarabhai
Mrinalini Sarabhai is the founder of Darpana Academy of Performing Arts situated in Ahmedabad of Gujarat state in India. In general we can say that Mrinalini Sarabhai is the famous Indian who is specialized in classical dance as well as choreography. It should be noted that Mrinalini sarabhai was born to Dr. Swaminathan & Ammu swaminathan in the year 1908. Dr Swaminathan was a Palghat Iyer & Ammu Swaminathan was from a Nair family situated in the Palakkad district of Kerala state. Even though her parents are from Kerala, she spent her childhood in Switzerland. Another interesting point regarding Mrinalini Sarabhai is that Kathakali & Bharatanatyam are her interesting areas. That means she had given training to students in these areas.
Bharatanatyam dance is usually accompanied by the classical Carnatic music. Manipravalam is the song language used in kathakali. She was married to Vikram Sarabhai, the famous Indian physicist or more commonly known as the father of Indian space program. Remember that the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) located in Trivandrum, Kerala state is named in the memory of Vikram sarabhai who passed away on 31 December 1971 at the age of 52. Also note that Mrinalini Sarabhai is the sister of Captain Lakshmi Sahgal & mother of Mallika Sarabhai. Remember that the autobiography of Mrinalini sarabhai is named as Mrinalini Sarabhai: The voice of the heart.Awards won by Mrinalini Sarabhai
The following are some of the awards won by Mrinalini Sarabhai.
1.Padma bhushan
2.Padma shri
3.Sangeet natak academy fellowship, New Delhi
There are different types of civilian awards which are given by the Indian government. Among these civilian awards,bharat ratna is the highest award & Padma vibhushan is considered as the second highest award. Padma vibhushan award was instituted in the year 1954. But Padma bhushan is an important civilian award that comes before Padma shri. You must be always familiar with the order of civilian awards. They are bharat ratna<-- Padma vibhushan<-- Padma bhushan<--Padma shri. That means the highest award is bharat ratna.The Sangeet natak akademi fellowship is an award given for the performing arts in India. Actually this award is given by the Sangeet natak academy & was instituted in the year 1954. Do you want to know something about the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts? Then check out the below points.Darpana academy of Performing Arts
I have already mentioned that this is located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It is interesting to note that Ahmedabad is the largest city of Gujarat state. Some of the important persons who worked in darpana are Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma, Kalamandalam Shivaraman nair, Kalamandalam govindankutty, Kalamandalam devaki, Kalamandalam hariharan etc.