# Shanta Gandhi

> Shanta Kalidas Gandhi 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).

*Indian dancer and theatre director (1917-2002)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1917-12-20
- **Died:** 2002-05-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 9.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [شانتا گاندھی](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7_%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%BE%DB%8C)
- [شانتا جاندهى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%89)
- [শান্তা গান্ধী](https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%80)
- [শান্তা গান্ধী](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%80)
- [Shanta Gandhi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanta_Gandhi)
- [Shanta Gandhi](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanta_Gandhi)
- [શાન્તા ગાંધી](https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%B6%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%A8%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%A4%E0%AA%BE_%E0%AA%97%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%A7%E0%AB%80)
- [ശാന്ത ഗാന്ധി](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4_%E0%B4%97%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A7%E0%B4%BF)
- [ਸ਼ਾਂਤਾ ਗਾਂਧੀ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%82%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%BE_%E0%A8%97%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%82%E0%A8%A7%E0%A9%80)
- [ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟ ᱜᱟᱱᱫᱷᱤ](https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B1%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%9F_%E1%B1%9C%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B1%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%B7%E1%B1%A4)
- [شانتا گاندھی](https://skr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7_%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%BE%DB%8C)
- [சாந்தா காந்தி](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF)
- [శాంతా గాంధీ](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B6%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%A4%E0%B0%BE_%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%A7%E0%B1%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7489023)

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