Born April 27, 1912· Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
† Died July 10, 2014
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Emerging from a traditional Muslim family in Rampur, she trained at Mary Wigman's ballet school in Dresden before joining Uday Shankar’s modern-dance troupe, which toured Japan, Egypt, Europe and the United States and established her as a leading performer. Returning to India, she taught at the Uday Shankar India Cultural Centre, co-founded the Zohresh Dance Institute, and later entered theatre wi…
