List of Famous people with last name Sarabhai

Vikram Sarabhai

First Name Vikram
Born on August 12, 1919
Died on December 30, 1971 (aged 52)
Born in India

Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was an Indian physicist and astronomer who initiated space research and helped develop nuclear power in India. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1966 and the Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) in 1972. He is internationally regarded as the Father of the Indian Space Program.

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Anasuya Sarabhai

First Name Anasuya
Born on November 11, 1885
Died on January 1, 1972 (aged 86)

Anasuya or Anusyabehn Sarabhai was a pioneer of the women’s labour movement in India. She founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association, India's oldest union of textile workers, in 1920.

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Mrinalini Sarabhai

First Name Mrinalini
Born on May 11, 1918
Died on January 21, 2016 (aged 97)

Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai was an Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor. She was the founder and director of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, an institute for imparting training in dance, drama, music and puppetry, in the city of Ahmedabad. She received many awards and citations in recognition of her contribution to art. She trained over 18,000 students in Bharatnatyam and Kathakali.

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Kartikeya Sarabhai

First Name Kartikeya
Born on November 27, 1947 (age 76)
Born in India

Kartikeya Vikram Sarabhai is one of the world's leading environmental educators and a dedicated community builder. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, in 2012.

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Revanta Sarabhai

First Name Revanta
Born on September 2, 1984 (age 40)
Born in India

Revanta Sarabhai is an Indian film and theatre actor, dancer, and choreographer from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. He is known for being one of the few male Bharatanatyam soloists of his generation.

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Ambalal Sarabhai

First Name Ambalal
Born on January 1, 1890
Died on January 1, 1967 (aged 77)

Ambalal Sarabhai was an Indian industrialist, a visionary, a philanthropist, an institution builder, an ardent supporter of Mahatma Gandhi and a person with varied interests in culture. He was the chairman and promoter of Calico Mills and the founder of The Sarabhai group of Companies. He also was an active participant in India’s independence movement.

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Geeta Sarabhai

First Name Geeta
Born on November 30, 1921
Died on March 11, 2011 (aged 89)
Born in India

Geeta Sarabhai Mayor was an Indian musician, well known for her patronage in music. She was among the first women to play the pakhavaj, a traditional barrel-shaped, two-headed drum. She promoted exchanges between Indian and Western music, particularly for bringing Ahmedabad to New York City. During a study stay in New York, she taught Indian music and philosophy to the experimental composer John Cage, in exchange for a course on the theory of Western music. The course included the twelve-tone technique of Arnold Schoenberg. In 1949, Geeta Sarabhai founded the Sangeet Kendra in Ahmedabad, whose mission is to document and promote classical and popular Indian musical traditions. Gita was a part-time faculty of music at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.

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Mridula Sarabhai

First Name Mridula
Born on January 1, 1911
Died on October 26, 1974 (aged 63)
Born in India

Mridula Sarabhai was an Indian independence activist and politician. She was a member of the Sarabhai industrialist family of Ahmedabad.

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