Deepti Divakar

Deepti Divakar
Deepti Divakar
Born	Bangalore, Karnataka; India
Alma mater	Parsons The New School for Design; New York City, USA; University of California, Los Angeles,; USA; Bangalore University; India; San Francisco State University; USA
Occupation	Model, Actress, Author
Title	Femina Miss India World 1981
	Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Black

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Deepti Divakar (born October 31, 1958) is an Indian model and winner of Miss India in 1981.^[1]^[2]

Early life and career[edit]

Divakar was born in Bangalore. Her grandfather, Dr R.R. Diwakar, was India's first Information and Broadcasting minister and Governor of Bihar.^{[citation needed]} She studied interior design at Parsons School of Design, New York and University of California, Los Angeles. She has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Bangalore University and a Master of Arts degree in radio and television from San Francisco State University.

Divakar has performed the classical Indian dance bharatanatyam in India, Europe and the United States. The World Development Parliament of West Bengal awarded her a national award in this endeavor, "Bharatha Natyam Maharathnam".^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

↑ "Archived copy". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Former Miss India reaches out to slum-dwellers". The Times of India. 6 April 2002. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

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[1] "Archived copy". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Former Miss India reaches out to slum-dwellers". The Times of India. 6 April 2002. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

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