Rani Karnaa was an Indian dancer, born in 1939 in Hyderabad, who died in 2018.
Biography
Rani Karnaa was an Indian classical dancer, known for her proficiency in the Indian dance form of Kathak, and regarded by many as one of the greatest exponents of the art form. She was honoured by the Government of India, in 2014, by bestowing on her the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for her services to the field of dance.
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Contemporaries
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Rajkumar Achouba Singh
Indian classical dancer and teacher (born 1938)
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Kalakshetra Vilasini
Indian classical dancer
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Sarojini Nangiaramma
Indian Koodiyattam exponent
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Madhumati
Indian dancer and actress (1938–2025)
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Shyama Charan Pati
Indian dancer
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Govardan Kumari
Indian dancer and dance promoter
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Nirmala Ramachandran
Bharatanatyam exponent, Dance Teacher (1936-2011)
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Shobha Deepak Singh
Indian cultural impresario
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