Mrinalini Sarabhai who received' in the year 1965 was a recognised ________ dancer.

Bharatanatyam

The correct answer is Option (4) → Bharatanatyam

- Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai (11 May 1918 – 21 January 2016) was an Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor.

- She popularized Bharatnatyam, which had traditionally been a temple dance performed by women promised to the gods, and opened it to a wider audience.

- She was educated at Santiniketan under the guidance of Rabindranath Tagore.

- She was the founding director of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, an institute for imparting training in dance, drama, music and puppetry, in the city of Ahmedabad.

- Mrinalini was awarded by the Indian government with the national civilian awards Padma Bhushan in 1992 and the Padma Shri in 1965

- On December 28, 1998, the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts celebrated its golden jubilee with the announcement of the annual 'Mrinalini Sarabhai Award for Classical Excellence' in the field of classical dance.