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A portrait of Rukmini Devi beside a Bharatanatyam dancer, printed in rose, with the dates 1904–1986 and her name in Hindi and English, on a 60 paise stamp.
Rukmini Devi
India Post issued this 60 paise stamp on 27 December 1987. Born on 29 February 1904, Rukmini Devi Arundale did much to revive Bharatanatyam and founded the Kalakshetra school at Madras. She worked for the Theosophical movement and for animal welfare, and she was the first woman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha. India Post’s brochure for this issue is not online, so this text draws on Wikipedia and on the stamp itself.
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