Choreographer Ganguly dead

Bhopal, May 27 (UNI) Noted choreographer and ballet dancer Prabhat Ganguly died of old age here last evening.

He was 93.

Mr Ganguly, who is survived by a daughter, was cremated at Subhash Nagar here today.

Decorated with several awards including the Sangeet Natak Akademi award and the Madhya Pradesh government's ''Shikhar Samman'', Mr Ganguly was associated with Bhopal's Rangshri Ballet Troupe for several years.

He had earned a niche for himself in ballet dance and was also a drama director.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Culture Minister Laxmikant Sharma have mourned Ganguly's death.

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