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'''Kapila Vatsyayan''' (born 25 December 1928) is a leading Indian scholar of ], ] and ] and art historian. She was the founding director of the ], Delhi, and continues as its chairperson. '''Kapila Vatsyayan''' (25 December 1928 – 16 September 2020) was a leading scholar of ], ], ], and art history. She served as a ] and bureaucrat in India, and also served as the founding director of the ].


In 1970, she was awarded the ], the highest honour conferred by the ], India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama. This was followed by the ], the highest honour in the fine arts, given by ], India's National Academy of Art in 1995. In 2011, she was a recipient of the ], India's second highest civilian honour, awarded by the Government of India. In 1970, Vatsyayan received the ], the highest honour conferred by the ], India's national academy for music, dance and drama; this was followed by the ], the highest honour in the fine arts conferred by ], India's national academy for fine arts in 1995. In 2011, the Government of India bestowed upon her the ], India's second highest civilian honour.


==Early life and background== ==Early life and background==
She was born in Delhi, to Ram Lal Malik and Satyawati Malik.<ref name=rajya>{{cite web |title=Members Biodata|url=http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/website/Biodata.asp?no=1992 |publisher=Rajya Sabha |accessdate=8 July 2013}}</ref> She did M.A. in English literature from ].<ref name="narthaki">{{Cite web | title = Kapila Vatsyayan – Formative Influences|author=Uttara Asha Coorlawala | url = http://www.narthaki.com/info/intervw/intrvw24.html | publisher =narthaki | date = 12 January 2000 | accessdate = 8 July 2013 }}</ref> Thereafter on did her M.A. (Education) from the ], Ann Arbor followed by PhD from the ]. She was born in Delhi to Ram Lal and Satyawati Malik.<ref name=rajya>{{cite web |title=Members Biodata|url=http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/website/Biodata.asp?no=1992 |publisher=Rajya Sabha |access-date=8 July 2013}}</ref> She earned an MA in English literature from ].<ref name="narthaki">{{Cite web | title = Kapila Vatsyayan – Formative Influences|author=Uttara Asha Coorlawala | url = http://www.narthaki.com/info/intervw/intrvw24.html | publisher =narthaki | date = 12 January 2000 | access-date = 8 July 2013 }}</ref> Thereafter, she completed a second MA in Education at the ], Ann Arbor, and a PhD at the ].


⚫ The poet and art critic ] was her older brother, and she was married to the noted Hindi Writer ] (1911–1987). They married in 1956 and separated in 1969.
Her elder brother was poet and critic ] (1924–2014).

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==Career== ==Career==
She is the author of many books including ''The Square and the Circle of Indian Arts'', ''Bharata: The Natya Sastra'', and ''Matralaksanam''.<ref name=bouton>Bouton, Marshall & Oldenburg, Philip, Eds. (2003). ''India Briefing: A Transformative Fifty Years'', p. 312. Delhi: Aakar Publications.</ref> Vatsyayan authored many books, including ''The Square and the Circle of Indian Arts (1997)'', ''Bharata: The Natya Sastra'' (1996), and ''Matralaksanam'' (1988).<ref name=bouton>Bouton, Marshall & Oldenburg, Philip, Eds. (2003). ''India Briefing: A Transformative Fifty Years'', p. 312. Delhi: Aakar Publications.</ref>


In 1987, she became the founder trustee and member secretary of the ] (Indira Kalakendra), Indian premier arts organisation in ].<ref name=bouton/><ref>{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = About IGNCA | url = http://www.ignca.nic.in/about.htm#INAUGURATION | publisher =IGNCA | accessdate = 8 July 2013 }}</ref> Thereafter in 1993 she was made the academic director, a post she held till 2000, when she was retired by the NDA government. In 2005, when Congress government (UPA) was back in powwer, she was made the chairperson of the institution.<ref name=today>{{Cite web | title = Congress appoints Kapila Vatsyayan as IGNCA chairperson, completes tit-for-tat with NDA | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/congress-appoints-kapila-vatsyayan-as-ignca-chairperson-completes-tit-for-tat-with-nda/1/192701.html | publisher = India Today | date = 31 October 2005| accessdate = 8 July 2013 }}</ref> She has also served as secretary to the government of ] and the ], department of Arts and Culture, in which she was responsible for the establishment of many institutions of higher education in India. She is also the chairperson of Asia Project, of ] (IIC), Delhi.<ref name=today/> In 1987, she became the founder trustee and member secretary of the ] (Indira Kalakendra), India's premier arts organisation, in ].<ref name=bouton/><ref>{{Cite web | title = About IGNCA | url = http://www.ignca.nic.in/about.htm#INAUGURATION | publisher = IGNCA | access-date = 8 July 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180106200506/http://ignca.nic.in/about.htm#INAUGURATION | archive-date = 6 January 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Thereafter, in 1993, she was made its academic director, a post she held until 2000, when she was retired by a ]-led centre-right government.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-22 |title=Kapila Vatsyayan: Polymath of the arts |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/polymath-of-the-arts/article32669700.ece |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref>


In 2005, when an Indian National Congress-led centre-left government returned to power, she was made the chairperson of the institution.<ref name="today">{{Cite web | title = Congress appoints Kapila Vatsyayan as IGNCA chairperson, completes tit-for-tat with NDA | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/congress-appoints-kapila-vatsyayan-as-ignca-chairperson-completes-tit-for-tat-with-nda/1/192701.html | publisher = India Today | date = 31 October 2005| access-date = 8 July 2013 }}</ref> She also served as Secretary to the Government of India in the ], where she was responsible for the establishment of a large number of national institutions of higher education. She was the chairperson of the Asia Project at the ], New Delhi.<ref name="today" />
⚫ She was nominated as a member of the Upper house of ], the ] in 2006, though subsequently in March 2006, she resigned following the ] controversy.<ref name="rediff06">{{Cite web |title = Vatsyayan resigns from RS | url = http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/mar/24profit7.htm | publisher = Rediff.com India News | date =24 March 2006 | accessdate = 8 July 2013 }}</ref> Thereafter in April 2007 she was renominated to the Rajya Sabha, with a term expiring in February 2012.<ref name="hindu07">{{Cite web | title = Swaminathan, Vatsyayan nominated to Rajya Sabha | url = http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/11/stories/2007041107401200.htm | publisher =The Hindu | date = 11 April 2007 | accessdate = 8 July 2013 }}</ref>

She is known for her collaboration with great artists, such as legendary ] maestro Guru ] (1899-1990) and played pivotal role in safeguarding the legacy of classical Indian art forms.

⚫ She was nominated as a member of the Upper House of ], the ] in 2006, though subsequently in March 2006, she resigned following an ] controversy.<ref name="rediff06">{{Cite web |title = Vatsyayan resigns from RS | url = http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/mar/24profit7.htm | publisher = Rediff.com India News | date =24 March 2006 | access-date = 8 July 2013 }}</ref> In April 2007, she was renominated to the Rajya Sabha, with a term expiring in February 2012.<ref name="hindu07">{{Cite web | title = Swaminathan, Vatsyayan nominated to Rajya Sabha | url = http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/11/stories/2007041107401200.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071001001634/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/11/stories/2007041107401200.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 1 October 2007 | date = 11 April 2007 | work = ] | access-date = 8 July 2013 }}</ref>

== Death ==
Kapila Vatsyayan died on 16 September 2020, aged 92, at her home in New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2020 |title='A huge void in the art and culture world': Indians mourn the death of Kapila Vatsyayan |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/kapila-vatsyayan-death-scholar-art-culture-ignca-6598432/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-09-16 |title=Kapila Vatsyayan, grand matriarch of cultural research, passes away |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kapila-vatsyayan-passes-away/article32617951.ece |access-date=2023-08-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


==Awards== ==Awards==
In 1970 Vatsyayan received the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/fellowslist.htm|title=SNA: List of Sangeet Natak Akademi ''Ratna Puraskar'' winners (Akademi Fellows)|publisher=Official website}}</ref> In the same year she was awarded a fellowship from the ] to survery cultural institutions and contemporary art developments in the United States and Indonesia. In 1992 the ] honoured her with the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Award for outstanding professional achievement and her significant contribution to the international understanding, practice, and study of dance and art history in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/our-grantees/awards|title=ACC: List of John D. Rockefeller 3rd Awardees|publisher=Official website}}</ref> In 1998, she received the "Outstanding Contribution to Dance Research" award, given by ] (CORD).<ref>{{cite web| title = Past Award Recipients|publisher=Congress on Research in Dance| url = http://www.cordance.org/pastwinners| accessdate = 13 December 2013}}</ref> In 2000, she was a recipient of ]<ref>{{cite news |title=Secularism under assault, says Sonia |url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/08/21/stories/02210006.htm |publisher=The Hindu |date=21 August 2001 }}</ref> and in 2011, she was awarded the ] by the Government of India.<ref name=pib>{{cite press release|title=Padma Awards Announced|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=69364|publisher=] |date=25 January 2011|accessdate=25 January 2011}}</ref> Vatsyayan received the ] in 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/fellowslist.htm |title=SNA: List of Sangeet Natak Akademi ''Ratna Puraskar'' winners (Akademi Fellows) |publisher=Official website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023617/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/fellowslist.htm |archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref> In the same year she was awarded a fellowship from the ] to survey cultural institutions and contemporary art developments in the United States and Indonesia. She was awarded the prestigious ] in 1975.<ref>{{cite web| title = Official list of Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows (1969-present)|work = ] | url = http://www.jnmf.in/flist.html }}</ref>


In 1992 the ] honoured her with the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Award for outstanding professional achievement and her significant contribution to the international understanding, practice, and study of dance and art history in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/our-grantees/awards|title=ACC: List of John D. Rockefeller 3rd Awardees|publisher=Official website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726120810/http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/our-grantees/awards|archive-date=26 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
⚫ She was married to the noted Hindi Writer ] (1911–1987) whose birth centenary was observed in 2011.


In 1998, she received the "Outstanding Contribution to Dance Research" award, given by ] (CORD).<ref>{{cite web| title = Past Award Recipients|publisher=Congress on Research in Dance| url = http://www.cordance.org/pastwinners| access-date = 13 December 2013}}</ref>
⚫ ==Bibliography==


In 2000, she was a recipient of ]<ref>{{cite news |title=Secularism under assault, says Sonia |url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/08/21/stories/02210006.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110101119/http://www.hindu.com/2001/08/21/stories/02210006.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2012 |work=] |date=21 August 2001 }}</ref> and in 2011, she was awarded the ] by the Government of India.<ref name="pib">{{cite press release|title=Padma Awards Announced|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=69364|publisher=] |date=25 January 2011|access-date=25 January 2011}}</ref>
⚫ * {{cite book|author1=Kapila Vatsyayan|author2=Jayadeva|title=Jāur Gīta-Govinda: a dated sixteenth century Gīta-Govinda from Mewar|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=SnEyAQAAIAAJ|year=1980|publisher=National Museum}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Dance Sculpture in Sarangapani Temple|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=N-nVAAAAMAAJ|year=1982|publisher=Society for Archaeological, Historical, and Epigraphical Research}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Traditions of Indian folk dance|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=I2K1AAAAIAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Clarion Books associated with Hind Pocket Books}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Concepts of Space: Ancient and Modern|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=X1a7XZdH1V0C|year=1991|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-252-9}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Indian classical dance|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=B2G1AAAAIAAJ|year=1992|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India|isbn=978-81-230-0589-8}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author1=Kapila Vatsyayan|author2=Baidyanath Saraswati|author3=Subhash Chandra Malik|author2=Madhu Khanna|title=Art, the Integral Vision: A Volume of Essay in Felicitation of Kapila Vatsyayan|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=VSDqAAAAMAAJ|year=1994|publisher=D. K. Print World (P) Limited|isbn=978-81-246-0029-0}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Paramparik bharatiya rangmanch: anant dharane|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=EjtIMwAACAAJ|year=1995|publisher=National Book Trust|isbn=978-81-237-1432-5}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=The Indian Arts, Their Ideational Background and Principles of Form|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Tv9CNQAACAAJ|year=1995|publisher=Affiliated East-West Press}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Prakŗti: The Integral Vision|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5WSEnAEACAAJ|year=1995|publisher=D K Printworld (P) Limited|isbn=978-81-246-0036-8}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=The Square and the Circle of the Indian Arts|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=vwLJc3pBzzUC|year=1997|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-362-5}}


⚫ ==Bibliography==
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Dance in Indian Painting|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=58fUibaZdGYC|year=2004|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-153-9}}

⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Bharata The Natyasastra|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=_fdsox_H1bQC|year=2006|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-1808-6}}
* {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Classical Indian dance in literature and the arts|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=lhb0AAAAMAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi}} * {{cite book|author1=Kapila Vatsyayan|author2=Jayadeva|title=Jāur Gīta-Govinda: a dated sixteenth century Gīta-Govinda from Mewar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SnEyAQAAIAAJ|year=1980|publisher=National Museum}}
* {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan (ed.)|title=Transmissions and Transformations: Learning Through the Arts in Asia|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=bhA_fb2ami0C&pg=PR9|year=2011|publisher=Primus Books|isbn=978-93-80607-14-6|pages=9–}} * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Dance Sculpture in Sarangapani Temple|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N-nVAAAAMAAJ|year=1982|publisher=Society for Archaeological, Historical, and Epigraphical Research}}
* {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=The Darbhanga Gita-Govinda|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=PuMHywAACAAJ|year=2011|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-447-9}} * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Traditions of Indian folk dance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I2K1AAAAIAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Clarion Books associated with Hind Pocket Books|isbn=9788185120225}}
* {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Asian Dance: Multiple Levels|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=3QzUXwAACAAJ|year=2011|publisher=B.R. Rhythms|isbn=978-81-88827-23-7}} * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Concepts of Space: Ancient and Modern|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X1a7XZdH1V0C|year=1991|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-252-9}}
* {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Plural Cultures and Monolothic Structures|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=6CiXkQEACAAJ|year=2013|publisher=Primus Books|isbn=978-93-80607-45-0}} * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Indian classical dance|url=https://archive.org/details/indianclassicald00vats|year=1992|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India|isbn=978-81-230-0589-8}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author1=Kapila Vatsyayan|author2=Baidyanath Saraswati|author3=Subhash Chandra Malik|author4=Madhu Khanna|title=Art, the Integral Vision: A Volume of Essay in Felicitation of Kapila Vatsyayan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VSDqAAAAMAAJ|year=1994|publisher=D. K. Print World (P) Limited|isbn=978-81-246-0029-0}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Paramparik bharatiya rangmanch: anant dharane|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EjtIMwAACAAJ|year=1995|publisher=National Book Trust|isbn=978-81-237-1432-5}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=The Indian Arts, Their Ideational Background and Principles of Form|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tv9CNQAACAAJ|year=1995|publisher=Affiliated East-West Press}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Prakŗti: The Integral Vision|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5WSEnAEACAAJ|year=1995|publisher=D K Printworld (P) Limited|isbn=978-81-246-0036-8}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=The Square and the Circle of the Indian Arts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vwLJc3pBzzUC|year=1997|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-362-5}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Dance in Indian Painting|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=58fUibaZdGYC|year=2004|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-153-9}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Bharata The Natyasastra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_fdsox_H1bQC|year=2006|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-1808-6}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Classical Indian dance in literature and the arts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lhb0AAAAMAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi}}
⚫ * {{cite book|editor=Kapila Vatsyayan |title=Transmissions and Transformations: Learning Through the Arts in Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bhA_fb2ami0C&pg=PR9|year=2011|publisher=Primus Books|isbn=978-93-80607-14-6|pages=9–}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=The Darbhanga Gita-Govinda|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PuMHywAACAAJ|year=2011|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-447-9}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Asian Dance: Multiple Levels|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3QzUXwAACAAJ|year=2011|publisher=B.R. Rhythms|isbn=978-81-88827-23-7}}
⚫ * {{cite book|author=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Plural Cultures and Monolothic Structures|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6CiXkQEACAAJ|year=2013|publisher=Primus Books|isbn=978-93-80607-45-0}}


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Indian politician

Kapila Vatsyayan
Kapila Vatsyayan in 2006Vatsyayan in 2006
Born(1928-12-25)25 December 1928
Delhi
Died16 September 2020(2020-09-16) (aged 91)
Alma materDelhi University
University of Michigan
Banaras Hindu University
Occupation(s)scholar, art historian
SpouseSachchidananda Vatsyayan 'Agyeya'

Kapila Vatsyayan (25 December 1928 – 16 September 2020) 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.

In 1970, Vatsyayan received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's national academy for music, dance and drama; this was followed by the Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour in the fine arts conferred by Lalit Kala Akademi, India's national academy for fine arts in 1995. In 2011, the Government of India bestowed upon her the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour.

Early life and background

She was born in Delhi to Ram Lal and Satyawati Malik. She earned an MA in English literature from Delhi University. Thereafter, she completed a second MA in Education at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a PhD at the Banaras Hindu University.

The poet and art critic Keshav Malik was her older brother, and she was married to the noted Hindi Writer S.H. Vatsyayan 'Ajneya' (1911–1987). They married in 1956 and separated in 1969.

Kapila Vatsayan speaking at IGNCA

Career

Vatsyayan authored many books, including The Square and the Circle of Indian Arts (1997), Bharata: The Natya Sastra (1996), and Matralaksanam (1988).

In 1987, she became the founder trustee and member secretary of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (Indira Kalakendra), India's premier arts organisation, in Delhi. Thereafter, in 1993, she was made its academic director, a post she held until 2000, when she was retired by a BJP-led centre-right government.

In 2005, when an Indian National Congress-led centre-left government returned to power, she was made the chairperson of the institution. She also served as Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Education, where she was responsible for the establishment of a large number of national institutions of higher education. She was the chairperson of the Asia Project at the India International Centre, New Delhi.

She is known for her collaboration with great artists, such as legendary Koodiyattam maestro Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar (1899-1990) and played pivotal role in safeguarding the legacy of classical Indian art forms.

She was nominated as a member of the Upper House of Parliament of India, the Rajya Sabha in 2006, though subsequently in March 2006, she resigned following an office of profit controversy. In April 2007, she was renominated to the Rajya Sabha, with a term expiring in February 2012.

Death

Kapila Vatsyayan died on 16 September 2020, aged 92, at her home in New Delhi.

Awards

Vatsyayan received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 1970. In the same year she was awarded a fellowship from the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Fund to survey cultural institutions and contemporary art developments in the United States and Indonesia. She was awarded the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship in 1975.

In 1992 the Asian Cultural Council honoured her with the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Award for outstanding professional achievement and her significant contribution to the international understanding, practice, and study of dance and art history in India.

In 1998, she received the "Outstanding Contribution to Dance Research" award, given by Congress on Research in Dance (CORD).

In 2000, she was a recipient of Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award and in 2011, she was awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India.

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