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Francis Newton Souza

  F.N. Souza was born in the year 1924 at Saligao, a small town in the state of Goa. Tragedy struck him at a very young age, when he lost his father ...

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Abanindranath Tagore

  Abanindranath Tagore was born in the Jorasanko town of Bengal. Being the younger brother of Gaganendranath Tagore, an eminent artist, Abanindranath...

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Amrita Sher-Gil

Amrita Sher-Gil was born on 30th January, 1913 in Budapest, Hungary. Her father, Umrao Singh Sher-Gil Majithia, was a Persian and Sanskrit scholar, w...

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Yamini Krishnamurthy

  Yamini KrishnamurthyYamini ‘Poornatilaka’ Krishnamurthy, better known as Yamini Krishnamurthy is a renowned Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam ...

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Uday Shankar

Uday Shankar was born into a Bengali family as Uday Shankar Chowdhury. Uday’s childhood was mostly spent in his maternal uncle’s house at Nas...

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Shovana Narayan

  Shovana Narayan was born into a family which gave importance to both traditional and modern values. While her father was a civil servant, her mothe...

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Rukmini Devi Arundale

  Rukmini Devi Arundale was a reputed dancer and choreographer of Bharatnatyam, an Indian classical dance form. Her charismatic personality and contr...

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Pandit Birju Maharaj

  Birth Name: Brijmohan Mishra Died: 17 January 2022, Delhi Profession: Classical dancer, composer, classical singer Children: Deepak Maharaj, Jaikis...

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Mallika Sarabhai

Mallika Sarabhai is a noted Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam dancer from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Born to famous dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai and the well-known sp...

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Sharmila Biswas

  Sharmila Biswas is a noted Indian classical dancer and choreographer in the Odissi, and a disciple of guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. In 1995, she estab...

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