A Bharatanatyam guru named Sri Ganesan from Malaysia passed away on stage during an event in Bhubaneswar. He was 60 years old. Ganesan was in the city for the three-day Jayadev Samaroha event organized by National Cultural Mission. He performed a piece based on Gita Govinda on Friday evening and collapsed while lighting the lamp. Doctors declared him dead at Capital Hospital.
Ganesan was the president of the Malaysia Bharatanatyam Dance Association and also the Director of Sri Ganesalaya in Kuala Lumpur.
