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Born December 20, 1940 • India
Died August 3, 2024 (aged 83) • New Delhi • India
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Kelucharan Mohapatra
Indian dancer
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T. Balasaraswati
Indian dancer and singer
Sarabhai, Mallika
Mallika Sarabhai
Indian dancer, actress, writer, and activist
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Rukmini Devi Arundale
Indian dancer and theosophist
Birju Maharaj, dressed in traditional golden Kathak attire and cap, sits with one arm raised while performing at a cultural event in New Delhi.
Birju Maharaj
Indian dancer
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Mayadhar Raut
Indian dancer
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Sonal Mansingh
Indian dancer
Indian actor and producer Mohanlal in a brown suit with a white shirt, looking toward the camera at an event with a blurred colorful background.
Mohanlal
Indian actor
The sound of the sarod
Amjad Ali Khan
Indian musician and composer
Actor Mammootty poses for a portrait, standing against a wooden background, wearing a white short-sleeve shirt and holding eyeglasses in his hand.
Mammootty
Indian actor and producer
P. V. Sindhu of India smiles and holds up her silver medal while wearing a blue India team jacket during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games medal ceremony.
P.V. Sindhu
Indian badminton player
Viswanathan Anand wearing glasses, a blue suit jacket, and a checkered shirt, standing in front of a black-and-white chessboard pattern background.
Viswanathan Anand
Indian chess player
A.R. Rahman smiles while performing on stage, wearing a black jacket and seated at a keyboard with a microphone, under blue stage lighting.
A.R. Rahman
Indian composer, singer-songwriter, and music producer
Director Shekhar Kapur smiling in a portrait, wearing glasses and a yellow patterned jacket over a green shirt, against a dark background.
Shekhar Kapur
Indian director
Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond
Indian author
Monsoon Wedding
Naseeruddin Shah
Indian actor
Saina Nehwal of India smiles while holding her bronze medal and a bouquet of flowers after winning the women's singles badminton bronze at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Saina Nehwal
Indian badminton player
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi passionately sings on stage, seated behind a microphone with a tanpura in the background during a classical Indian concert performance.
Bhimsen Joshi
Indian vocalist
Girish Karnad
Girish Karnad
Indian author, actor, and film director
Tribute to father
Zakir Hussain
Indian tabla player and composer