--- title: "The doyen of Indian classical dance form Kathakali, Milena Salvini, who has passed away, was from which country?" description: "The doyen of Indian classical dance form Kathakali, Milena Salvini, who has passed away, was from which country?" author: "Austin Dcruz" published: 2022-02-05 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95516/the-doyen-of-indian-classical-dance-form-kathakali-milena-salvini-who-has-passed-away-was-from-which-country category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair", "classical dance", "country", "kathakali"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # The doyen of Indian classical dance form Kathakali, Milena Salvini, who has passed away, was from which country? The doyen of Indian [classical dance](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52008/sattriya-is-a-classical-dance-form-of-which-state) [form](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82562/russian-involvement-let-s-italy-form-cybersecurity-agency) Kathakali, Milena Salvini, who has [passed away](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/88207/the-adult-film-star-kylie-page-passed-away), was from which [country](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3960/muslim-population-by-country-2024)? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Stuti Gupta > **Milena Salvini, an Italian-born dancer who loved Indian traditional art, particularly Kathakali, died in France on Tuesday, January 25, 2022.** \ The 84-year-old dancer, who came to **Kerala in 1965 to learn Kathakali**, founded Centre Mandapa, a school of Indian dance styles in **Paris** that thrived as a learning center. She supported **[Kerala](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95368/what-is-the-name-of-the-semi-high-speed-railway-project-being-constructed-in-kerala) Kathakali troupes and organized** **theatrical performances in several [European](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95366/who-is-the-first-non-european-president-of-the-international-automobile-federation-fia-the-governing-body-for-formula-one) locations.** This aided in the westernization of Indian classical dance. India awarded the **Padma Shri prize on her in 2019.** \ ![The doyen of Indian classical dance form Kathakali, Milena Salvini, who has passed away, was from which country?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/e9fb3bae-d1a3-41b9-aefa-6d79035df186/images/f013b4d0-1993-4cec-94c6-e6fb8f96388f.jpeg)\ \ **[Milena](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milena_Salvini)** was born in 1938 in **Milan, Italy**, and lost her father when she was four years old. Her mother took her to **France**, where she beganstudying **dance and music**. In 1962, she was awarded a scholarship to study Kathakali at Kerala Kalamandalam. Milena went to Paris after finishing her studies and planned a trip for a Kathakali ensemble under the **[UNESCO](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95464/on-which-day-unesco-s-world-heritage-centre-has-agreed-to-publish-hindi-descriptions-of-india-s-unesco-world-heritage-sites-on-the-whc-website) cultural exchange program.** \ She was a huge fan of **[Indian](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95469/who-has-been-appointed-as-chairman-of-the-indian-council-of-historical-research-ichr) classical danc**e and regarded Indian performers in high regard. She was attached to every brilliant kathakali dancer of our age. She even used to have Chavitti Uzhichil, a traditional Kathakali body massage. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95516/the-doyen-of-indian-classical-dance-form-kathakali-milena-salvini-who-has-passed-away-was-from-which-country Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.