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The forgotten dance form
#BharataNatyam was revived by Rukmini & Krishna Iyer and brought it to Global Attention.
They included Violin, established new kinds of sets, designed temple
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In 1977, Morarji Desai offered her the post of President of Bharat which Rukmini declined.
The life of a legendary artist & the woman who revived Bharatanatyam came to an end on this day at February 24th 1984 at Chennai.
#Vandemataram
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