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Also Known As Brijmohan Nath Mishra Maharaj
Born February 4, 1938
Died January 16, 2022 (aged 83) • New Delhi • India
T. Balasaraswati
Indian dancer and singer
Mayadhar Raut
Indian dancer
Yamini Krishnamurthy
Indian dancer
Sonal Mansingh
Indian dancer
Kelucharan Mohapatra
Indian dancer
Rukmini Devi Arundale
Indian dancer and theosophist
Sarabhai, Mallika
Mallika Sarabhai
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R.K. Laxman
R.K. Laxman
Indian cartoonist
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
president of India
Arun Jaitley
Arun Jaitley
Indian government official
B.K.S. Iyengar
B.K.S. Iyengar
Indian teacher
Ebrahim Alkazi
Indian director
P.C. Mahalanobis
Indian statistician
Vikram Sarabhai
Vikram Sarabhai
Indian physicist and industrialist
Kishori Amonkar
Indian vocalist
Yvonne Chouteau
American ballerina
Pina Bausch
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John Bubbles
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Gower Champion
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