Kapila Vatsyayan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Indian politician and art historian
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Place of Birth: Delhi, India
About Kapila Vatsyayan
- Kapila Vatsyayan (????? ??????????) (born 25 December 1928) is a leading scholar of Indian classical dance, art, architecture, and art history.
- She was formerly a member of parliament and bureaucrat in India, and served as the founding director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In 1970, Vatsyayan received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's national academy for music, dance and drama; this was followed by the Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour in the fine arts conferred by Lalit Kala Akademi, India's national academy for fine arts in 1995.
- In 2011, the Government of India bestowed upon her the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour.
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