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Dr Kapila Vatsyayan passes away
September 22 , 2020
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- She was a Leading scholar of Indian classical dance, art, architecture and art history.
- She had been a former Member of Parliament.
- She was also a founding Director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
- She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 1970.
- She has also been conferred with the Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship in 1955 which happens to be highest honour in the fine arts.
- In 2000, she received the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award.
- In 2011, she was bestowed upon with the Padma Vibhushan by the government of India.
- She wrote many books including,
- The Square and the Circle of Indian Arts in 1997
- Bharata: The Natya Sastra in 1996 and
- Matralaksanam in 1988.
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