Rukmini devi arundale biography in telugu movie

She was born on February 29, , in the Indian city of Madurai.

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Her father, Neelakanta Sastri, was an engineer and a scholar, and her mother, Seshammal, loved music. Theirs was a traditional Brahmin family from the upper class. Her father was very involved with the Theosophical Society, so Rukmini was introduced to it at a young age. She also learned new ideas about culture, music, dance, and theater because of the group.

She got to know Dr. George Arundale, a British theosophist who was close with Annie Besant, and they became friends. In , when she was only 16, they got married. After she got married, she traveled all over the world and met many inspiring people, like educator Maria Montessori and poet James Cousins. In , when the famous Russian dancer Anna Pavlova was in Bombay for a show, she met her.

Then they both went to Australia on the same ship, and over the course of the trip, they became friends. Rukmini decided to learn ballet after seeing Pavlova dance.