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Renowned Odissi dancer Madhumita Raut died of a cardiac apprehension present connected Saturday (March 21, 2026). She was 59.
"She was ailing for immoderate clip and was admitted to a backstage infirmary successful Delhi, wherever she had a monolithic cardiac apprehension astatine 6:22 a.m. this morning," her member Manoj Raut told PTI.
Raut is survived by 2 younger brothers, Manoj and Manmath.
The girl of Odissi guru Mayadhar Raut, Madhumita had received galore nationalist and planetary awards and designation for her promotion of Odissi dance, including Bharat Nirman Award 1997, Orissa State Ghungur Samman 2010, and Odisha Living Legend Award 2011.
She participated successful large creation festivals successful India, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Austria, Spain, Morocco, France, Portugal, Japan and the US.
Her works included compositions connected poetry, choreographic compositions connected poems of Goethe, and fusion dances with Balinese dancer Dia Tantri successful the Netherlands.
Her past rites volition beryllium performed astatine 3.30 p.m. connected Saturday (March 21, 2026) astatine Lodhi Crematorium successful Delhi.
