Gulabo Sapera (aka Gulabo or Dhanvantri; born 1973) is an Indian dancer from
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
, India.
Personal life
Gulabo was born in 1973 in the nomadic
Kalbaliya community. She was the seventh child of her parents. Gulabo Sapera became a celebrity dancer later in life.
In 2011, Gulabo featured in the reality television show
Bigg Boss
''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Dutch reality show '' Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Viacom18 and Disney Star. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made ...
as contestant no. 12. On the show, she told the audience that she had been buried alive right after her birth, to be rescued by her mother and aunt.
Awards
*The Government of India awarded her the
Padma Shri
Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...
in 2016.
*Bharat Gaurav Award 2021
Television
References
Indian female dancers
Living people
Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
1960 births
Dancers from Rajasthan
21st-century Indian women artists
21st-century Indian dancers
Women artists from Rajasthan
Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants
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