Bharatanatyam guru, Saroja Vaidyanathan passed away after battling with lymphoma.
Saroja Vaidyanathan founded Ganesa Natyalaya in New Delhi in 1974.
In her career, she choreographed more than 10 full-length ballets and nearly 2,000 individual Bharatanatyam items.
She also taught Hindi, Tamil, and Carnatic music alongside the dance form to students.
She created the Bharatanatyam community from the ground in Delhi.
She was conferred the Padma Shri in 2002 and the Padma Bhushan in 2013.
She wrote several books on Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music including The Classical Dances of India, Bharatanatyam – An In-Depth Study, and Carnataka Sangeetham.
