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Kapila Vatsyayan

Indian politician and art historian (1928-2020)
Person Human Q3632740

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16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[23]
Date of birth
December 25, 1928
Date of death
September 16, 2020
Place of birth
Delhi
Place of death
Delhi
Country of citizenship
India, British Raj, Dominion of India[10][11][12]
Occupation
politician, author, art historian
Field of work
Indian art, architecture of India[13][14]
Position held
member of Rajya Sabha[15]
Educated at
University of Michigan, University of Delhi, Banaras Hindu University[16][17][18]
Award received
Padma Shri in Art, Padma Vibhushan, Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship, Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi[19][20][21][22]
Mother
Satyavati Malik[8]
Spouse
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Hindi[24][25]
Name in native language
कपिला वात्स्यायन[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kapila Vatsyayan cs Kapila Malik Vatsyayan cs Kapila Malik Vaysyayan hi कपिला वात्स्यायन ru Капила Ватсъяян
🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Kapilavatsyayan.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119244799
ELNET ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Freebase ID
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Grove Music Online ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
000379632
National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
002210520
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
730901
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070720576
Obálky knih ID
uk2009539298
Open Library ID
OL375997A
OpenSanctions ID
Kapila Vatsyayan
PRS Legislative Research MP ID
kapilavatsyayan
RERO ID (legacy)
A003933675
RILM ID
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Russian Academy of Sciences person ID
50628
SBN author ID
IEIV042597
SELIBR ID
348892
SHARE Catalogue author ID
667941
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls012396139
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Country of citizenship 3
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Educated at 3
University of Michigan, University of Delhi, Banaras Hindu University
Occupation 3
politician, author, art historian
Field of work 2
Indian art, architecture of India
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Hindi
Award received 1
Padma Vibhushan
Instance of 1
human
OpenSanctions ID 1
Kapila Vatsyayan
Place of birth 1
Delhi
Place of death 1
Delhi
Position held 1
member of Rajya Sabha
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
Spouses 1
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
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Summary

Kapila Vatsyayan was born on December 25, 1928[1], in Delhi[2]. She died on September 16, 2020[3], in Delhi[4]. She worked as a politician[5], author[6], and art historian[7].

FAQs

Where was Kapila Vatsyayan born?

Kapila Vatsyayan's place of birth was Delhi[2].

Where did Kapila Vatsyayan die?

Kapila Vatsyayan passed away in Delhi[4].

Who were Kapila Vatsyayan's parents?

Kapila Vatsyayan's mother was Satyavati Malik[8].

Who was Kapila Vatsyayan married to?

Kapila Vatsyayan's spouses include Sachchidananda Vatsyayan[9].

What did Kapila Vatsyayan do for work?

Kapila Vatsyayan worked as a politician[5], author[6], and art historian[7].

Where did Kapila Vatsyayan go to school?

Kapila Vatsyayan was educated at University of Michigan[16], University of Delhi[17], and Banaras Hindu University[18].

What awards did Kapila Vatsyayan receive?

Honors received include Padma Shri in arts[19], Padma Vibhushan[20], Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship[21], and Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi[22].

Related Entities

India

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . scroll.in. scroll.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Satyavati Malik
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #43073: substitute P214 reference with P227 reference (2)"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → Indian art, architecture of India
    Spouse → Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
    Country of citizenship → India, British Raj, Dominion of India
    Instance of → human
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    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32085: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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