Rukmini Devi Arundale

Rukmini Devi Arundale, dancer, choreographer and reviver of Bharatanatyam.

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Date of issue May 11, 2009

Denomination Rs. 50

Printer India Security Press, Nasik

Perforation 12¾ x 13

Watermark Asokan Capital Multiple [Up]

Colours Multicolor

Printing process Photo Gravure

Credit Sh. Sankha Samanta

Catalogue codes Michel IN 2372 Stamp Number IN 2287 Yvert et Tellier IN 2136B Stanley Gibbons IN 2541

Themes Dance, Famous people, Music, Women

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A portrait of Rukmini Devi Arundale, on the ₹50 definitive stamp.

Rukmini Devi Arundale

India Post issued this ₹50 definitive stamp on 11 May 2009 on Rukmini Devi Arundale (1904–1986), theosophist, dancer and choreographer, the most important revivalist of Bharatanatyam, and an activist for animal welfare. She was the first woman in India to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha, and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1956. India Post’s brochure for this issue is not online, so this text draws on Wikipedia and on the stamps themselves.