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Sonal Mansingh (Sonal Pakvasa) was born on 30 April, 1944 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India, is an Indian classical dancer. Discover Sonal Mansingh's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?
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Sonal Pakvasa |
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| Age |
79 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
30 April 1944 |
| Birthday |
30 April |
| Birthplace |
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Nationality |
India
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Sonal Mansingh Height, Weight & Measurements
At 79 years old, Sonal Mansingh height not available right now. We will update Sonal Mansingh's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Arvind Pakvasa (father)Poornima Pakvasa (mother) |
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Sonal Mansingh Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sonal Mansingh worth at the age of 79 years old? Sonal Mansingh’s income source is mostly from being a successful Dancer. She is from India. We have estimated Sonal Mansingh's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Dancer |
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Sonal Mansingh (born 30 April 1944) is an Indian classical dancer and Guru in Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancing style.
She has been nominated by the President of India to become a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.
Sonal Mansingh dancing career which started in 1962, after her arangetram in Mumbai, and in 1977, she founded, Centre for Indian Classical Dances (CICD) in New Delhi.
Though, her real training in dance started when at age 18, despite her family's opposition, she went to Bangalore, to learn Bharatanatyam from Prof. U. S. Krishna Rao and Chandrabhaga Devi at age 18, abhinaya from Mylapore Gowri Ammal, and later started learning Odissi from Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra in 1965.
The couple decided to divorce later.
She is the recipient of Padma Bhushan in 1992 and Padma Vibhushan in 2003.
Over the years, dance has taken her all over the world and brought her many awards, including the Padma Bhushan (1992), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987, and the Padma Vibhushan, India's the second highest civilian award, in 2003; making her the second woman dancer in India to receive such an honour after Balasaraswati.
To mark the completion of her 40 years in dancing in 2002, noted Hindi film director, Prakash Jha made a documentary film on her, title Sonal, which also won the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film for the year.
Sonal Mansingh was born in Mumbai, second of three children to Arvind and Poornima Pakvasa, a noted social worker from Gujarat and Padma Bhushan winner in 2004.
Her grandfather was Mangal Das Pakvasa, a freedom fighter, and one of the first five Governors of India.
She started learning Manipuri dance at age four, along with her elder sister, from a teacher in Nagpur, then at age seven she started learning Bharatnatyam from various gurus belonging to the Pandanallur school, including Kumar Jayakar in Bombay
She has "Praveen" and "Kovid" degrees in Sanskrit from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and B.A. (Hons) degree in German Literature from Elphinstone College, Bombay.
This was followed by Kalidas Samman of Madhya Pradesh government, in 2006 and on 21 April 2007, she was conferred with Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by G.B. Pant University, Uttarakhand at Pantnagar and Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) by Sambalpur University.
In 2018, she was honoured with Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship also known as Akademi Ratna, for her contribution in the field of performing arts.
