MUMBAI, INDIA, June 28, 2006: Renowned Bharatnatyam Guru Shri Mani passed away this morning after a prolonged illness, his family said today. He was 84. He was one of the persons responsible for the growth of Bharatnatyam in the city and founded the Kalasadan Institute of Fine Arts in 1954 at Sion in central Mumbai. He was hospitalized for 20 days at a hospital in Chembur, his artist son Nataraj Gopal said. He is survived two sons, three daughters and wife Meenakshi Mani.
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