Kalakshetra board passes resolution to reinstate Leela Samson as director of foundation

Chennai:

The governing board of Kalakshetra Foundation on Friday unanimously decided to have Bharatanatyam exponent Leela Samson back as director of Kalakshetra.

At the 39^th meeting of the Governing Board of Kalakshetra Foundation here on Friday, the board passed a resolution stating that it regrets Leela Samson’s resignation from the office of Director, Kalakshetra Foundation.

“Recognising and appreciating her visionary leadership of this iconic institution over the last seven years as Director, the board unanimously expresses its desire to have her back as Director,” the resolution signed by chairman of Kalakshetra Foundation Gopalkrishna Gandhi said.

In a second resolution, the board also the board also resolved to recommend to the Ministry of Culture that it considers modifying the recruitment rules for the post of Director, Kalakshetra to enable the appointment of persons of eminence, ability, standing and experience in the fields of classical or traditional art forms of culture viz. dance, music, theatre, literature, etc. and modify the stipulation with regards to age suitably.