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Kapila Vatsyayan

Indian politician and art historian (1928-2020) · India · On the map · Politicians · Died at 91

Kapila Vatsyayan was a leading scholar of Indian classical dance, art, architecture, and art history. She served as a member of parliament and bureaucrat in India, and also served as the founding director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.

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2020Died16 September 20202011Padma VibhushanAward1990Padma Shri in artsAward1975Jawarharlal Nehru FellowshipAward1928Born25 December 1928

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Padma Vibhushan2011
Padma Shri in arts1990
Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship1975
Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi

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Category
Politicians
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Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2020 · aged 91