Saroja Vaidyanathan


Saroja Vaidyanathan (19 September 1937 – 21 September 2023) was an Indian choreographer, guru and a notable exponent of Bharatanatyam.[1] She was conferred the Padma Shri in 2002 and the Padma Bhushan in 2013 by the Government of India.[2] She died on 21 September 2023, two days after her 86th birthday.

Saroja Vaidyanathan
Dr. Saroja Vaidyanathan.jpg
Vaidyanathan in 2013
Born(1937-09-19)19 September 1937
Died21 September 2023(2023-09-21) (aged 86)
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Dancer
  • choreographer
  • writer
DancesBharatanatyam


  1. ARTISTE'S PROFILE : Saroja VaidyanathanCentre for Cultural Resources and Training. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  2. Saroja Vaidyanathan Media

    Padma for Roddam, Dravid. 25 January 2013. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/307679/dravid-mary-kom-get-padma.html. Retrieved 28 January 2013.