Arts scholar Kapila Vatsyayan passes away

Scholar, author and connoisseur of the arts Kapila Vatsyayan died at her Delhi home today. She was 92.

"She passed away at 9 am today at her home in Gulmohar Enclave," Kanwal Ali, secretary of the India International Centre where she was a lifetime trustee, told PTI.

Kapila Vatsyayan, who was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2011, was the founding director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. A former nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, she was also chairperson of the Asia Project at the India International Centre (IIC).