Shanta Gandhi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Shanta Gandhi

Indian dancer and theatre director

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1917

Place of Birth: Nashik, Maharashtra, India

Date of Death: 06-May-2002

Profession: writer, playwright, theater director, dancer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Shanta Kalidas Gandhi (20 December 1917 – 6 May 2002) was an Indian theatre director, dancer and playwright who was closely associated with IPTA, the cultural wing of the Communist Party of India.
She studied with Indira Gandhi at a residential school in the early 1930s, and remained close to the prime minister in later life.
She received many government awards and sinecures under the Indira Gandhi administration, including the Padma Shri (1984) and being made chairperson of the National School of Drama (1982–84). She was the sister of actress Dina Pathak (née Gandhi) and Tarla Gandhi, also a stage performer.