Ahmedabad: Veteran danseuse and Padma awardee Mrinalini Sarabhai, the exponent of classical dance forms who used her art to highlight the problems faced by modern society, died here on Thursday due to age-related problems. She was 97.
Mrinalini Sarabhai was admitted to a city-based hospital on Wednesday, but was brought to her home early today morning where she breathed her last. Sarabhai choreographed over 300 dance-dramas touching upon modern subjects and contributed immensely to popularise the art in the country and abroad. Coming from the family of achievers, an exponent of classical dance forms, she broke the barrier of tradition of the age-old dance performance based on religious themes while introducing tales of modern times. Some of her dance-dramas — like the musical Krishna–Gopala and This Mahabharata — mirror today’s world.
“My mother was a modern woman with deep roots in our tradition,” said her grieving daughter Mallika Sarabhai. (PTI)
