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Shanta Gandhi

Indian dancer and theatre director (1917-2002) · India · Writers · Died at 84

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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.

Awards

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Padma Shri in literature and education

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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).

Country
India
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 2002 · aged 84

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