Meenakshi Sundaram  Pillai

About

Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian award in India, 2010. Crystal Award by World Economic Forum, 2008 . Theatre Pasta Theatre Awards, 2007. Nominated as one among 1000 women for Nobel Peace Prize, 2005. Indian for Collective Actions Honour Award, 2004. Kala Shiromani Purskar, Institute of Economic Studies, 2004. Woman of the Year, Indian Merchants' Chamber(IMC), 2003. Knight of the Order of Arts & Letters, French Government, 2002. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Creative Dance, 2000. Chevalier des Palmes Academiques, French Government, 1999. Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, Sheesha, 1984. Best Film Actress Award for, "Mena Gurjari", a Gujarati film, by Govt.of Gujarat, 1975. Film Critics Award for Best Actress, Muthi Bhar Chawal, 1974.

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She started to learn dancing when she was young, and started her film career in parallel cinema, when she was 15. Mallika played the role of Draupadi in the Peter Brook's play The Mahabharata. Mallika has won many accolades during her long career, the Golden Star Award being one of them, which she won for the Best Dance Soloist, Theatre De Champs Elysees, Paris 1977. As well as a dancer, Sarabhai is a social activist. She, along with her mother, manages the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts located at Ahmedabad.

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