Protima Bedi

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Biography
NameProtima Bedi (प्रोतिमा बेदी)
Full NameProtima Gauri Bedi
Birth NameProtima Gupta
NickNameGaurima
ProfessionClassical Indian dancer, Odissi Dancer, Model
Famous forBeing Kabir Bedi's wife
Years Active1968-1998
Date of BirthOctober 12, 1948 1
Birth PlaceNew Delhi, India
Date of DeathAugust 18, 1998 1
Place of DeathMalpa, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India
NationalityIndian
ReligionHinduism
CasteBaniya
Mother TongueBengali
Zodiac / Sun signLibra
Physical Stats
Heightin centimeters- 165 cm
in meters- 1.65 m
in Feet Inches- 5ft 5in
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Family and Marriage Details
Marital StatusDivorced
Husband/SpouseKabir Bedi (m. 1969–1974)
Children
Son(s)Siddharth Bedi
Adam Bedi (Step Son)
Daughter(s)Pooja Bedi
Parents
FatherLaxmichand Gupta (Trader)
MotherReba Gupta (Bengali)
Sibling(s)
Sister(s)3 Sisters
Brother(s)1 Brother
Other Relative(s)
Grand DaughterAlaya Furniturewala
Grand SonOmar Furniturewalah
Nephew(s)Ryan Tham
Keenan Tham
Education Details
SchoolKimmins High School, Panchgani
CollegeSt. Xavier's College, Bombay (1965–67)
Educational QualificationGraduate
Filmography
MoviesGaman (1978)
Miss Beatty's Children (1992)
Adha Sach Adha Jhoot (1987)
Contact/Social Media Details
Websitenrityagram.org/
Other Details
Other NamesGauri Amma, Gauri Maa, Protima Gupta
Facts
She established "Nrityagram", a dance village near Bangalore on May 11, 1990. It was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister, V.P. Singh
"Nrityagram" is India's first free dance gurukul.
Protima started her own dance school at Prithvi Theatre in Juhu, Mumbai.
Protima Bedi's son Siddarth Bedi who was suffering from schizophrenia, committed suicide in July 1997, while he was studying in North Carolina.
Her autobiography, named "Timepass", was published by her daughter, Pooja Bedi in 2000.

References
  1. http://www.nrityagram.org/soul/dream/dream.htm[][]