Template:Infobox pageant titleholder Deepti Divakar (born October 31, 1958) is an Indian model and winner of Miss India in 1981.[1][2]
Early life and career
Template:BLP unsourced section Divakar was born in Bangalore. Her grandfather, Dr R.R. Diwakar, was India's first Information and Broadcasting minister and Governor of Bihar.Template: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".Template:Citation needed
References
- ↑ Archived copy. www.hindu.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ Former Miss India reaches out to slum-dwellers. The Times of India(6 April 2002).