Protima Bedi

[[Image:Protima Bedi in Oslo.jpg|120px|right|thumbnail|Protima Bedi at Oslo International Poetry Festival, OIPF.

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Protima Bedi (1949 in Haryana) – August 17, 1998) was an Indian model and dancer. She became known as Protima Gauri.

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1949 - Haryana - August 17 - 1998 - India

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Bedi had become a prominent model by late 1960s. In August 1975, at age 26, an Odissi dance recital completely changed her life. She became a student of Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra from whom she learnt the art of dancing for 12 to 14 hours a day and faced a lot of hardship as a beginner. She proved to be an excellent learner and later she set up Nrityagram, a village to encourage dance.

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1960s - Nrityagram

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Bedi died in a landslide in the Himalayas while on a pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar, leaving behind her most lasting achievement — a flourishing dance village, Nrityagram, where students continue to learn the classical dance styles of India.

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Himalaya - Kailash Mansarovar

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She married Kabir Bedi, also an actor, and had a daughter, Pooja Bedi, who took up acting for a brief while.

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Kabir Bedi - Pooja Bedi

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