In
classical Indian dance, Mrinalini Sarabhai is internationally recognized as
a dancer and choreographer whose reputation for innovation is unmatched. She
began her training at an early age in forms of Bharatnatyam. She was trained
in Java and the United States, studying acting at the American Academy of
Dramatic Arts, Mrinalini Sarabhai founded Darpana, an academy of dance,
drama, music and puppetry, in Ahmedabad, India, in 1948. She has traveled
extensively with her troupe, and has received many distinguished awards and
citations in recognitions of her artistic eminence. Smt. Sarabhai is a
director as well as an author of scholarly books, novels and children's
books. Her extraordinary vision to encompass new ideas into traditional
forms has been her great contribution to the Dance World.