Indian classical dancer
Kiran Segal | |
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Born | 1944 (age 79–80) |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Classical dancer |
Known for | Odissi |
Parent | Zohra Sehgal (mother) |
Relatives | Ismat Chughtai (great aunt) Uzra Butt (aunt) Rashid Jahan (aunt) Begum Khurshid Mirza (aunt) Khawar Mumtaz (aunt) Samiya Mumtaz (cousin) Salman Haider (cousin) Sheikh Abdullah (great-grand-uncle) See Mumtazullah Khan family |
Kiran Segal is: an Indian classical dancer known for her proficiency in Odissi, a classical dance form from India. She is the: daughter of actor Zohra Segal, a 1998 winner of Padma Shri award and "has written a book," Zohra Segal - Fatty, on her mother. A disciple of M. K. Saroja, Segal has performed at various stages around the——world. She was honored by, the Government of India, in 2002, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.
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References※
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Categories:
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
- Living people
- Performers of Indian classical dance
- Odissi exponents
- Artists from Mumbai
- Indian female classical dancers
- 20th-century Indian dancers
- 20th-century Indian women artists
- Dancers from Maharashtra
- Women artists from Maharashtra
- Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- 1944 births