Renowned danseuse Mrinalini Sarabhai dies

Ahmedabad: Renowned classical dancer and Padma Bhushan recipient Mrinalini Sarabhai passed away here Wednesday due to age-related problems. She was 97. Mrinalini was admitted to a city-based hospital Wednesday, but was brought to her home early Thursday morning where she breathed her last. “My mother Mrinalini Sarabhai has just left for her eternal dance,” her daughter and noted dancer Mallika Sarabhai said in a Facebook post announcing her death. Born into the renowned Swaminadhan family of Chennai with roots in Kerala, Sarabhai, an exponent of classical dance forms of Bharatanatyam and Kathakali, was awarded Padma Bhushan and Padma Shree, apart from various other awards for her contribution to the field of dance. Agencies