. Gulabo Sapera (a.k.a. Gulabo or Dhanvantri; born 1973) is an Indian dancer from

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

, 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

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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

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in 2016. *Bharat Gaurav Award 2021 *Genius Indian Achiever's Award 2025

Television

References

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