Shirin Vajifdar

Shirin Vajifdar
Born
Died(2017-09-29)29 September 2017
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • choreographer
  • instructor
  • critic
Spouse
(m. 1950; died 2004)
Career
DancesKathak

Shirin Vajifdar (died 29 September 2017) was an Indian classical dancer, choreographer, instructor and critic. She was one of the first Parsis who took up Indian classical dance. A doyenne of Kathak, she was an acclaimed performer and teacher. Her choreography in the film Mayurpankh (1954) was lauded.