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| Dr. Vatsyayan is one of the foremost modern scholars of ] and the performing arts. She was the founder-director of the ] in ]. She has also served as secretary to the government of India and the ], department of Arts and Culture, in which she was responsible for the establishment of many institutions of higher education in India. | Dr. Vatsyayan is one of the foremost modern scholars of ] and the performing arts. She was the founder-director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (]) in ]. She has also served as secretary to the government of India 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 the author of many books including ''The Square and the Circle of Indian Arts'', ''Bharata: The Natya Sastra'', and ''Matralaksanam''. | She is the author of many books including ''The Square and the Circle of Indian Arts'', ''Bharata: The Natya Sastra'', and ''Matralaksanam''. | ||
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Kapila Vatsyayan (born December 25, 1928), Indian cultural czarina and former Rajya Sabha M.P.
Dr. Vatsyayan is one of the foremost modern scholars of Indian dance and the performing arts. She was the founder-director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (Indira Kalakendra) in Delhi. She has also 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.
She is the author of many books including The Square and the Circle of Indian Arts, Bharata: The Natya Sastra, and Matralaksanam.