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Gopalkrishna Gandhi

Author Gopalkrishna Gandhi

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Gopalkrishna Gandhi

Internationally recognised for her path-breaking, multidisciplinary work, specially in the fields of Culture and the Arts, Dr Kapila Vatsyayan is the author of over 15 books among her publications, Classical Indian Dance in Literature and the Arts and The Square and the Circle of the Indian Arts have been milestones of critical scholarship. She is the editor of several volumes on Concepts of Space (akasha) and of Time (kaal). She has edited The Cultural Heritage of India (Volume VII, Parts 1 & II) and coedited Aesthetic Theories and Forms in Indian Tradition (Vol. VI, Part I). Life Trustee, India International Centre (IIC) and Chairperson, IIC-Asia Project, Dr Vatsyayan was formerly Secretary, Department of Arts, Ministry of HRD; Founder Academic Director, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts; a nominated MP (Rajya Sabha); Member, UNESCO Executive Board; and President, IIC. "
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