Kalanidhi Narayanan

1928 –

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Who is Kalanidhi Narayanan?

Kalanidhi Narayanan is an Indian dancer and teacher of Indian classical dance form of Bharatnatyam, who was the early non-devadasi girl to learn the dance form and perform it on stage in 1930s and 1940s. After a brief career in 1940s, she returned to dance in 1973 and became a notable teacher of abhinaya.

She was awarded the Padma Bhushan Award, India's third highest civilian honour in 1985., the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Bharatnatyam in 1990, given by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama and Kalidas Samman.

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Born
Dec 7, 1928
Tamil Nadu

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on July 23, 2013

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