Indu Mitha: key obituary facts
Is Indu Mitha dead? Yes. Indu Mitha died on August 31, 2026, at age 97.
Cause of death: Indu Mitha's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Indu Mitha known for?
She was a Pakistani dancer and choreographer.
More about Indu Mitha
Born: 1 January 1929.
Gender: female.
Occupation: dancer, choreographer, music educator.
Nationality: Pakistan.
Spouse: Aboobaker Osman Mitha.
Indu Mitha, the Pakistani Bharatanatyam classical dancer and music educator, died on August 31, 2026, aged 97.
Born Indu Chatterjee in 1929, she was among Pakistan’s best-known exponents of Bharatanatyam and was identified with a small circle of practitioners in the country. She later taught the dance form in Lahore and served on the faculty of the National College of the Arts in Rawalpindi, from which she retired.
Wikidata identifies her as a dancer, choreographer and music educator, and records her marriage to Aboobaker Osman Mitha.