Indrani Rahman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Indrani Rahman

American dancer

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1930

Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1999

Profession: dancer, music pedagogue, beauty pageant contestant

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Indrani Rahman (19 September 1930, Chennai – 5 February 1999, New York) was an Indian classical dancer, of Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali and Odissi, which she popularised in the west, and later settled in New York in 1976. In 1952, she won the Miss India pageant.
Later, she joined her mother Ragini Devi's company.
She popularised the Indian classical dance form, Odissi during her international tours.
Indrani had received the Padma Shri in 1969 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in the performing arts and also the Taraknath Das Award.