Remembering Kapila Vatsyayan

Happily, sharing between the creative writers and academics of South Asia continues to grow.

I was shocked by the news of the death of the eminent Indian scholar Kapila Vatsyayan, at the age of 91, in Delhi on September 16. I immediately shared that news with a few academics and my erstwhile students who had known her and read her works. I quickly browsed through the news sites and came across these words said by prominent Hindi writer, courageous creator and friend Ashok Vajpayee quoted by PTI, ‘I deeply mourn the passing away of Kapila Vatsyayan, a great scholar, a sharp mind, a creative person and a great institution-builder. The world of culture in India loses a doyen, a tireless promoter and a bridge-maker amongst the arts, thought and imagination. Also a personal loss to many like me’.