Later Years
She continued to perform in most of the state functions. With her pioneering efforts, she brought forth an almost forgotten Odissi style of dancing to an important position in the dance repertory of India.
For four decades, she remained an undisputed leading dancer of Odissi. She died of cancer at the age of 58, on 24th of June, 1997. Even up to her last years, and while battling death, she exuded grace far beyond her years, and physical being would have allowed.
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