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'''Mrinalini Sarabhai''' ( | {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} | ||
{{Infobox dancer | |||
|image = Photo by jayraj.jpg | |||
|caption = Sarabhai in 2008 | |||
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1918|5|11}} | |||
|birth_place = [[Kerala]], [[British India]] | |||
|death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2016|1|21|1918|5|11}} | |||
|death_place = [[Ahmedabad]] [[Gujarat]], [[India]] | |||
|nationality =[[India]]n | |||
|children = [[Mallika Sarabhai]] (daughter)<br/> [[Kartikeya Sarabhai]] (son) | |||
|occupation = [[Dancer]], [[Choreographer]]<br>Founder of [[Darpana Academy of Performing Arts]] | |||
|spouse= [[Vikram Sarabhai]] | |||
|honorific_prefix=[[Padma Bhushan]]}} | |||
'''Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai''' (11 May 1918 – 21 January 2016) was an Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor. She was the founder and director of the [[Darpana Academy of Performing Arts]], an institute for imparting training in dance, drama, music and puppetry, in the city of [[Ahmedabad]].<ref name=in/> She received many awards and citations in recognition of her contribution to art. She trained over 18,000 students in [[Bharatnatyam]] and [[Kathakali]]. | |||
Sarabhai | ==Biography== | ||
===Early life and education=== | |||
Mrinalini was born in present-day [[Kerala]] on 11 May 1918,<ref>{{cite book|title=The Oxford Dictionary of Dance|year=2010|publisher=University Press|location=Oxford|isbn=0199563446|page=[https://archive.org/details/oxforddictionary0000crai_a8h2/page/396 396]|author=Debra Craine and Judith Mackrell|url=https://archive.org/details/oxforddictionary0000crai_a8h2/page/396}}</ref> to Subbarama Swaminathan, a distinguished lawyer, with degrees from Harvard and London Universities practised criminal law at [[Madras High Court]], and A.V. Ammukutty, better known as [[Ammu Swaminathan]], a social worker, an independence activist and later a parliamentarian. She attended a boarding school in Switzerland for two years, where, she received her first lessons in the [[Dalcroze]] school, a Western technique of dance movements.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/09/stories/2002120900850300.htm|title=First step, first love|date=9 December 2002|work=Indian Express |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040422214450/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/09/stories/2002120900850300.htm |archive-date=22 April 2004}}</ref> She was educated at [[Shantiniketan]] under the guidance of [[Rabindranath Tagore]] where she realised her true calling. She then went for a short time to the United States where she enrolled in the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]]. On returning to India, she began her training in the south Indian classical dance form of [[Bharatanatyam]] under Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai and the classical dance-drama of [[Kathakali]] under the legendary Guru Thakazhi [[Kunchu Kurup]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/mrinalini-sanjay-children-of-indian-spring-masters-of-global-bloom/307183|title=Mrinalini & Sanjay: Children Of Indian Spring, Masters Of Global Bloom|work=www.outlookindia.com/|access-date=11 May 2018}}</ref> | |||
===Marriage and the following years=== | |||
[[File:Vikrambhai and amma .jpg|thumb|Vikram and Mrinalini Sarabhai c. 1948]] | |||
Mrinalini married the Indian physicist [[Vikram Sarabhai]] who is considered to be the Father of the [[Indian Space Program]] in 1942. She has a son, [[Kartikeya Sarabhai|Kartikeya]] and a daughter [[Mallika Sarabhai|Mallika]] who too went on to attain fame in dance and theatre. Mrinalini founded [[Darpana Academy of Performing Arts|Darpana]] in Ahmedabad in 1948. A year later, she performed at the [[Théâtre national de Chaillot]] in Paris where she received a lot of critical acclaim. | |||
Mrinalini and Vikram had a troubled marriage. According to biographer Amrita Shah, Vikram Sarabhai had a void in his personal life he sought to fill by dedicating himself to applying science for social good.<ref>Amrita Shah (2007) ''Vikram Sarabhai: A Life''. Penguin Viking. {{ISBN|0-670-99951-2}}</ref> | |||
===Other areas of contribution=== | |||
Besides choreographing more than three hundred dance dramas, she has also written many novels, poetry, plays and stories for children. She was the chairperson of the [[Gujarat]] State Handicrafts and Handloom Development Corporation Ltd. She was also one of the trustees of the Sarvodaya International Trust, an organisation for promotion of Gandhian ideals, and was also the chairperson of the Nehru Foundation for Development (NFD).<ref>[http://www.nfdindia.org/ Nehru Foundation for Development]. Rizvi shabib .org</ref> Her autobiography is titled ''Mrinalini Sarabhai: The Voice of the Heart''.<ref>{{cite book|author=Mrinalini Sarabhai|title=The Voice of the Heart: An Autobiography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=19UZAAAACAAJ|year=2004|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India, a joint venture with India Today Group|isbn=978-81-7223-475-1}}</ref> | |||
===Family=== | |||
Her father, Subbarama Swaminathan was a barrister at the Madras High Court and principal of the Madras Law College. Her mother was [[Ammu Swaminathan]]. Her elder sister [[Lakshmi Sehgal]] was the commander-in-chief of [[Subhas Chandra Bose]]'s 'Rani of Jhansi Regiment' of the [[Indian National Army]] ( Azad Hind Fauj). Her elder brother, Govind Swaminathan, was a barrister who practised in Madras as a specialist in constitutional and criminal law apart from civil law and company law; he was the attorney general for [[Madras State]] (now [[Tamil Nadu]]). | |||
=== Death === | |||
She was admitted to hospital on 20 January 2016 and died the next day at the age of 97.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Mrinalini Sarabhai passes away|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/noted-danseuse-mrinalini-sarabhai-passed-away/article8133753.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 21 January 2016|access-date = 21 January 2016|issn = 0971-751X}}</ref> | |||
== Awards and recognition== | |||
[[File:27 june 2014 Mrunaliniben Sarabhai (Nrutya) savysachi sarswat award.jpg|thumb|C. K. Mehta presenting the [[Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award]] to Mrinalini Sarabhai on 27 June 2014]] | |||
Mrinalini Sarabhai has been awarded by the [[Government of India|Indian government]] with the national civilian awards [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1992 and the [[Padma Shri]] in 1965.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref> She was honoured with the Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa (LittD) by the [[University of East Anglia]], [[Norwich]], UK in 1997. She was also the first Indian to receive the medal and Diploma of the French association Archives Internationales de la Danse. She was nominated to the Executive Committee of the [[International Dance Council]], Paris in 1990<ref name=in>{{cite book|author=Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust|title=Challenges of the twenty-first century: Conference 1991|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JScXCLMIkHcC&pg=PA375|year=1993|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=81-224-0488-X|page=375}}</ref> and awarded the [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]], New Delhi in 1994. She was presented with a gold medal by the Mexican Government for her choreography for the Ballet Folklorico of Mexico. | |||
The [[Darpana Academy of Performing Arts]] celebrated its golden jubilee on 28 December 1998, with the announcement of the annual "Mrinalini Sarabhai Award for Classical Excellence", in the field of classical dance.<ref name=dr>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19981226/36051964.html|title=Tradition takes over|date=26 December 1998|work=Indian Express|access-date=20 October 2010}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/google-doodle-celebrates-legendary-dancer-mrinalini-sarabhai/articleshow/64119636.cms|title=Google Doodle celebrates legendary dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai |work=The Times of India|access-date=11 May 2018}}</ref> | |||
''Mrinalini Sarabhai: The Artist and Her Art'', a documentary film based on her life released in 2012. It was directed by Yadavan Chandran and produced by the [[Public Service Broadcasting Trust]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mrinalini Sarabhai: The Artist and her Art |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlRua7fPzp4 |publisher=PSBT India |date=Oct 21, 2014}}</ref> | |||
She was the first recipient of the [[Nishagandhi Puraskaram]], an annual award of the [[Government of Kerala]]. The award was presented in 2013.<ref name="hd2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/nishagandhi-puraskaram-for-mrinalini-sarabhai/article4347032.ece |title=Nishagandhi Puraskaram for Mrinalini Sarabhai |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 January 2013 |access-date=29 January 2016 }}</ref> She was awarded the [[Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award]] in 2014.<ref name="The Times of India 2015">{{cite web|title=K G Subramanyan awarded Savyasachi Award| website=The Times of India|date=28 June 2015|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/K-G-Subramanyan-awarded-Savyasachi-Award/articleshow/47848888.cms|access-date=15 July 2010}}</ref> | |||
On 11 May 2018, [[Google Doodle]] commemorated her 100th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/doodles/mrinalini-sarabhais-100th-birthday|title=Mrinalini Sarabhai’s 100th Birthday|publisher=Google.com|date=11 May 2018}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[List of citizens of Ahmedabad awarded with national civilian honours]] | |||
* [[Indian women in dance]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
== External links == | ==External links== | ||
{{commons category|Mrinalini Sarabhai}} | |||
{{ | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110708233437/http://darpana.com/about_us_mrinalini_sarabhai.php Biography of Mrinalini Sarabhai at the website of Darpana Academy] | ||
*[ | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061002034636/http://www.mkgandhi.org/Sarojini/sarabhai.htm Biography at mkgandhi.org] | ||
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*[http://mrinalinisarabhai.blogspot.com/ Mrinalini Sarabhai's Blog] | *[http://mrinalinisarabhai.blogspot.com/ Mrinalini Sarabhai's Blog] | ||
*[http://mrinalinisarabhai.blogspot.com/ Download Mrinalini Sarabhai's autobiography from her blog] | *[http://mrinalinisarabhai.blogspot.com/ Download Mrinalini Sarabhai's autobiography from her blog] | ||
*[https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/google-doodle-who-is-mrinalini-sarabhai/article23847723.ece Google doodle on Mrinalini Sarabhai] | |||
*[https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mrinalini-sarabhai-ammu-swaminathan-lakshmi-sehgal-5172352/ The legacy of Mrinalini Sarabhai’s family Indian Express] | |||
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