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Revision as of 18:10, 16 August 2006 by NawlinWiki (talk | contribs) (reorganize, add cats)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Kapila Vatsyayan (born December 25, 1928) is a leading scholar of classical Indian dance and a former Rajya Sabha M.P.
Dr. Vatsyayan received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, and is the author of many books including The Square and the Circle of Indian Arts, Bharata: The Natya Sastra, and Matralaksanam. 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.