Kapila Vatsyayan
Personal Profile
Kapila Vatsyayan
Date of Birth:
December 25, 1928Zodiac Sign:
CapricornPlace of Birth:
DelhiSex:
FemaleNationality:
IndianEducation:
University of Delhi
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor (U.S.A.)
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U.P.)Address:
85, SFS Flats, Gulmohar Enclave, New Delhi-110049
Phone:
26863657
Family
Kapila Vatsyayan
Father:
Late Shri Ram Lal MalikMother:
Late Shrimati Satyawati MalikBrother:
Keshav MalikSpouse:
Late Dr. S.H. Vatsyayan
Career
Kapila Vatsyayan
Awards
Kapila Vatsyayan
1970 - Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship
1998 - Outstanding Contribution to Dance Research
Trivia
Kapila Vatsyayan
- Served briefly as a Rajya Sabha M.P. in March 2006, and was reappointed to the Rajya Sabha in April 2007 for a term expiring in February 2012.
- Served as secretary to the government of India and the Ministry of Education, department of Arts and Culture, in which she was responsible for the establishment of many institutions of higher education in India.
- Was the founder-director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (Indira Kalakendra) in Delhi.
- Is the author of many books including "The Square and the Circle of Indian Arts", "Bharata: The Natya Sastra", and "Matralaksanam".
- Is a leading scholar of classical Indian dance and Indian art and architecture.