1. Gusti Nurul was known for her performance at the Princess Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld marriage in 1937, and for rejecting the marriage proposal from Hamengkubuwono IX, Sutan Sjahrir, and Sukarno due to not wanting to be in a polygamy.
Gusti Nurul trained dancing, making poet, horsing, tennis, and swimming at a young age.
Gusti Nurul later said that she remembered her mother's sadness at being a mistress and her hope on her so that she did not get into being a second choice.
In 1954, at the age of 33, Gusti Nurul gave birth to her eldest daughter and children at Soeti Hospital in Bandung, and named her Paramita Wiyarti.
Gusti Nurul later gave birth to her eldest son and second child, Aji Pamoso, in 1956.
Gusti Nurul's younger daughter and third child, Rasika Wiyarti, was born in 1957, followed by her fourth child, Heruma Wiyarti.
Gusti Nurul's husband was appointed as Chancellor of the Bandung Polytechnic of Textile Technology.
Gusti Nurul died in Bandung, West Java, on 10 November 2015 at the age of 94.
In 1936, Gusti Nurul was invited to Netherlands as a dancer at the marriage of Princess Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
Gusti Nurul traveled with a dance troupe using a Marnix ship from Surakarta in August 1936 and arrived in Den Haag on 1 December.
Mangkunegara VII proposed the Sari Manunggal dance which will be performed by Gusti Nurul to be included in the core agenda of the wedding, but the wedding committee objected to this suggestion as the time of preparations being tight and complicated.
On 6 January 1937, Gusti Nurul performed the Sari Manunggal dance accompanied by the chanting of the gamelan Kiai Kanyut Mesem which was played from Mangkunegaran temple in Surakarta.
Gusti Nurul's performance was watched by Dutch state officials, kings and queens from various countries, as well as the bride and groom.
Gusti Nurul's performance became a headline at the Netherlands newspaper reported as a gift from Mangkunegara VII to the wedding, and several of the guests were reported to be interested in learning Eastern culture after seeing Gusti Nurul's dance.
Gusti Nurul was featured in Life magazine on 25 January 1937.
In 1998, Gusti Nurul was awarded Citra Wanita Pembangunan Indonesia from the Indonesian Minister of State for the role of women, Mien Sugandhi.
Gusti Nurul later said that she give the award to her family as a Javanese woman who prioritize service to her family.