Gulabo Sapera
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Gulabo Sapera is a dancer from Rajasthan
, India.
Gulabo was the seventh child of her parents. She was buried live just one hour of her birth but later rescued by her aunt. She was born in 1960 in the nomadic Kalbaliya
community.Rajasthan. Gulabo Sapera became a celebrity dancer later in life. She was nicknamed Gulabo by her father. She is very active in the musical work of Titi Robin.
In 2011, Gulabo featured in the reality television show Bigg Boss (season 5)
as contestant no. 12. She spoke openly about the truth behind her birth and how her father tried burying her alive, since he didn't have the money for her marriage and as there were already three other girls than her in the family. This story was featured in the Bigg Boss (Season 5) day one as she informed the audience about it herself. A book is also written by Thierry Robin and Véronique Guillien in French i.e.Gulabi Sapera, danseuse gitane du, means Gulabo sapera, the gypsy dancer.
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, India.
Gulabo was the seventh child of her parents. She was buried live just one hour of her birth but later rescued by her aunt. She was born in 1960 in the nomadic Kalbaliya
Kalbelia
Kalbelia is one of the most sensuous dance forms of Rajasthan, performed by a tribe of the same name.-Kalbelia Tribe:The Kalbelias were known for their frequent movement from one place to another in ancient times. Their main occupation is catching snakes and trading snake venom. Hence, the dance...
community.Rajasthan. Gulabo Sapera became a celebrity dancer later in life. She was nicknamed Gulabo by her father. She is very active in the musical work of Titi Robin.
In 2011, Gulabo featured in the reality television show Bigg Boss (season 5)
Bigg Boss (season 5)
Bigg Boss 5 in 2011 is the fifth season of the Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss, which aired on Colors from 2 October 2011 to 7 January 2012 with Sanjay Dutt as the host...
as contestant no. 12. She spoke openly about the truth behind her birth and how her father tried burying her alive, since he didn't have the money for her marriage and as there were already three other girls than her in the family. This story was featured in the Bigg Boss (Season 5) day one as she informed the audience about it herself. A book is also written by Thierry Robin and Véronique Guillien in French i.e.Gulabi Sapera, danseuse gitane du, means Gulabo sapera, the gypsy dancer.