Kuchipudi Dance Exponent Shobha Naidu Passes Away in Hyderabad

Kuchipudi dance exponent Shobha Naidu passed away early on Wednesday at a private hospital in Hyderabad. She was undergoing treatment for her illness at the hospital for the past few days, New Indian Express reported.

Born in 1956 at Anakapalli in Andhra Pradesh, Naidu was among the foremost Kuchipudi dancers of India and an outstanding disciple of the renowned master Vempati Chinna Satyam. She mastered the technique of Kuchipudi and began dancing lead roles in dance-dramas at a young age.