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'''Kapila Vatsyayan''' ('''कपिला वात्स्यायन''') (25 December 1928 – 16 September 2020) was a leading scholar of [[Indian classical dance]], [[Indian art|art]], [[Indian architecture|architecture]], and art history. She served as a [[Member of Parliament (India)|member of parliament]] and bureaucrat in India, and also served as the founding director of the [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]].
'''Kapila Vatsyayan''' (25 December 1928 – 16 September 2020) was a leading scholar of [[Indian classical dance]], [[Indian art|art]], [[Indian architecture|architecture]], and art history. She served as a [[Member of Parliament (India)|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 [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|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 [[List of Lalit Kala Akademi fellows|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.
In 1970, Vatsyayan received the [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|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 [[List of Lalit Kala Akademi fellows|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.
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The poet and art critic [[Keshav Malik]] was her older brother, and she was married to the noted Hindi Writer [[Ajneya|S.H. Vatsyayan 'Ajneya']] (1911–1987). They married in 1956 and separated in 1969.
The poet and art critic [[Keshav Malik]] was her older brother, and she was married to the noted Hindi Writer [[Ajneya|S.H. Vatsyayan 'Ajneya']] (1911–1987). They married in 1956 and separated in 1969.


== Death ==
[[File:Kapila Vatsayan.jpg|thumb|Kapila Vatsayan speaking at IGNCA]]
Kapila Vatsyayan died on 16 September 2020, aged 92, at her home in New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/kapila-vatsyayan-death-scholar-art-culture-ignca-6598432/|title='A huge void in the art and culture world': Indians mourn the death of Kapila Vatsyayan|date=16 September 2020}}</ref>


[[File:Kapila Vatsayan.jpg|thumb|Kapila Vatsayan speaking at IGNCA]]
==Career==
==Career==
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>
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 Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]] (Indira Kalakendra), India's premier arts organisation, in [[Delhi]].<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 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.<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 [[Ministry of Education (India)|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.<ref name=today/>
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]].<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 [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]-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>


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.  
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 = https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20051031-congress-appoints-kapila-vatsyayan-as-ignca-chairperson-completes-tit-for-tat-with-nda-786677-2005-10-30 | 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 [[Ministry of Education (India)|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.<ref name="today" />
 
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.<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 = [[The Hindu]] | access-date = 8 July 2013 }}</ref>
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.<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 = [[The Hindu]] | 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==
Vatsyayan received the [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]] 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 [[Asian Cultural Council|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.<ref>{{cite web| title = Official list of Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows (1969-present)|work = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund]] | url = http://www.jnmf.in/flist.html  }}</ref> 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.<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> In 1998, she received the "Outstanding Contribution to Dance Research" award, given by [[Congress on Research in Dance]] (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> In 2000, she was a recipient of [[Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award]]<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=[[The Hindu]]  |date=21 August 2001 }}</ref> and in 2011, she was awarded the [[Padma Vibhushan]] 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=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |date=25 January 2011|access-date=25 January 2011}}</ref>
Vatsyayan received the [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]] 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 [[Asian Cultural Council|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.<ref>{{cite web| title = Official list of Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows (1969-present)|work = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund]] | url = http://www.jnmf.in/flist.html  }}</ref>
 
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.<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>
 
In 1998, she received the "Outstanding Contribution to Dance Research" award, given by [[Congress on Research in Dance]] (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>
 
In 2000, she was a recipient of [[Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award]]<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=[[The Hindu]]  |date=21 August 2001 }}</ref> and in 2011, she was awarded the [[Padma Vibhushan]] 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=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |date=25 January 2011|access-date=25 January 2011}}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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* {{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=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|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|author=Kapila Vatsyayan (ed.)|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|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=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=Asian Dance: Multiple Levels|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3QzUXwAACAAJ|year=2011|publisher=B.R. Rhythms|isbn=978-81-88827-23-7}}
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Kapila Vatsyayan
Kapila Vatsyayan in 2006
Vatsyayan 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
Occupationscholar, art historian
Spouse(s)Sachchidananda 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[edit | edit source]

She was born in Delhi to Ram Lal and Satyawati Malik.[1] She earned an MA in English literature from Delhi University.[2] 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[edit | edit source]

Vatsyayan authored many books, including The Square and the Circle of Indian Arts (1997), Bharata: The Natya Sastra (1996), and Matralaksanam (1988).[3]

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.[3][4] 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.[5]

In 2005, when an Indian National Congress-led centre-left government returned to power, she was made the chairperson of the institution.[6] 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.[6]

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.[7] In April 2007, she was renominated to the Rajya Sabha, with a term expiring in February 2012.[8]

Death[edit | edit source]

Kapila Vatsyayan died on 16 September 2020, aged 92, at her home in New Delhi.[9][10]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Vatsyayan received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 1970.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13]

In 1998, she received the "Outstanding Contribution to Dance Research" award, given by Congress on Research in Dance (CORD).[14]

In 2000, she was a recipient of Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award[15] and in 2011, she was awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India.[16]

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Members Biodata". Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Uttara Asha Coorlawala (12 January 2000). "Kapila Vatsyayan – Formative Influences". narthaki. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bouton, Marshall & Oldenburg, Philip, Eds. (2003). India Briefing: A Transformative Fifty Years, p. 312. Delhi: Aakar Publications.
  4. ↑ "About IGNCA". IGNCA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Kapila Vatsyayan: Polymath of the arts". Frontline. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Congress appoints Kapila Vatsyayan as IGNCA chairperson, completes tit-for-tat with NDA". India Today. 31 October 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Vatsyayan resigns from RS". Rediff.com India News. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Swaminathan, Vatsyayan nominated to Rajya Sabha". The Hindu. 11 April 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "'A huge void in the art and culture world': Indians mourn the death of Kapila Vatsyayan". 16 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Kapila Vatsyayan, grand matriarch of cultural research, passes away". The Hindu. 16 September 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "SNA: List of Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Puraskar winners (Akademi Fellows)". Official website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Official list of Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows (1969-present)". Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund.
  13. ↑ "ACC: List of John D. Rockefeller 3rd Awardees". Official website. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "Past Award Recipients". Congress on Research in Dance. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  15. ↑ "Secularism under assault, says Sonia". The Hindu. 21 August 2001. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012.
  16. ↑ "Padma Awards Announced" (Press release). Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.

External links[edit | edit source]

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