Renowned Odissi dancer Madhumita Raut died of a cardiac arrest here on Saturday (March 21, 2026). "She was ailing for some time and was admitted to a private hospital in Delhi, where she had a massive cardiac arrest at 6:22 a.m. this morning," her brother Manoj Raut told PTI. The daughter of Odissi guru Mayadhar Raut, Madhumita had received many national and international awards and recognition for her promotion of Odissi dance, including Bharat Nirman Award 1997, Orissa State Ghungur Samman 2010, and Odisha Living Legend Award 2011. Her works included compositions on poetry, choreographic compositions on poems of Goethe, and fusion dances with Balinese dancer Dia Tantri in the Netherlands. Her last rites will be performed at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday (March 21, 2026) at Lodhi Crematorium in Delhi.

Source: The Hindu March 21, 2026 16:17 UTC