Kapila Vatsyayan

Who is Kapila Vatsyayan?

Kapila Vatsyayan is a leading Indian scholar of classical Indian dance, Indian art and Indian architecture and art historian. She was the founder director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Delhi, and continues as is chairperson.

In 1970, she was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama. In 2011, she was the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour, by the Government of India