hi ▁( l ater ▁Path ak ), ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁Bh ava is ▁today . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁founder - member ▁of ▁A ve hi , ▁an ▁education ▁resource ▁centre ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁also ▁remained ▁Chair person ▁of ▁National ▁School ▁of ▁D rama , ▁ 1 9 8 2 – 1 9 8 4 . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁Sh ri ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁by ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁S ange et ▁N ata k ▁Akadem i ▁Award ▁in ▁D irection , ▁given ▁by ▁S ange et ▁N ata k ▁Akadem i , ▁India ' s ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music , ▁Dance ▁and ▁D rama . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁She ▁joined ▁P up il ' s ▁O wn ▁School , ▁an ▁experimental ▁resident ial ▁school ▁in ▁P une ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁where ▁she ▁became ▁friends ▁with ▁class mate ▁Ind ira ▁Ne h ru . ▁She ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Bomb ay , ▁when ▁her ▁engineer ▁father ▁found ▁her ▁becoming ▁too ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁left - wing ▁student ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁sent ▁her ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁study ▁medicine . ▁In ▁London ▁she ▁stayed ▁at ▁a ▁Fair f ax ▁Road ▁board ing ▁house ▁across ▁the ▁hall way ▁from ▁Ind ira . ▁F ero ze ▁Gand hi ▁lived ▁nearby , ▁and ▁the ▁three ▁of ▁them ▁would ▁go ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁town ▁together