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Born in 1926, Lakshmi
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Centre to learn
Shankar's dance style based on the Indian classics, and became a part of the troupe. In 1941, she married Uday Shankar's younger brother, Rajendra (nicknamed Raju). Her sister Kamala was also a dancer at Uday Shankar's ballet troupe.
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for the leading dance company Shakti School of
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