Kiran Segal | |
Birth Place: | Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India |
Nationality: | Indian |
Occupation: | Classical dancer |
Known For: | Odissi |
Parents: | Zohra Sehgal (mother) |
Relatives: | Ismat Chughtai (great aunt) Uzra Butt (aunt) Rashid Jahan (aunt) Begum Khurshid Mirza (aunt) Khawar Mumtaz (aunt) Samiya Mumtaz (cousin) Salman Haider (cousin) Sheikh Abdullah (great-grand-uncle) See Mumtazullah Khan family |
Kiran Segal is an Indian classical dancer known for her proficiency in Odissi,[1] a classical dance form from India.[2] She is the daughter of actor Zohra Segal,[3] a 1998 winner of Padma Shri award and has written a book, Zohra Segal - Fatty, on her mother. A disciple of M. K. Saroja,[4] Segal has performed at various stages around the world.[5] [6] She was honored by the Government of India, in 2002, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[7]