65-yr-old Shubhada Varadkar conferred Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Shubhada Varadkar was conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Odissi at Vigyan Bhavan by President Droupadi Murmu. The 65-year-old classical dancer is the daughter of freedom fighters Manohar and Manik Varadkar, who participated in the Quit India Movement, and the grand-daughter of renowned pathologist VR Khanolkar. Shubhada is also the first cousin of Leo Varadkar, former Ireland PM.