Rukmini arundale biography of mahatma gandhi

Rukmini Devi Arundale, who was born on February 29, 1904, and died on February 24, 1986, was an Indian theosophist, Bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer, and animal rights, campaigner.

She was the first woman to be nominated for election to India’s upper body of parliament, the Rajya Sabha.

The foremost proponent of bringing back Bharatanatyam from the original “sadhir” style performed by the Devadasis temple dancers, she also sought to revive traditional Indian arts and crafts. She promoted Bharata Natyam, a kind of dance that was viewed as obscene.

To make Sadhir acceptable to upper-caste elites in India and the British morality of the time, she “sanitised” and eliminated the innate sensuality of the character. India Today’s list of the “100 People Who Shaped India” includes Rukmini Devi.

In 1956, she received the Padma Bhushan, and in 1967, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship.

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