Governing Board
Composition of Governing Board
(Section 11 of K.F.Act)
- A Chairperson, who shall be a person of high eminence in public life, to be appointed by the Central Government;
- Not more than 12 members to be nominated by the Central Government from amongst persons who-
- have rendered valuable service to Kalakshetra;
- Have been connected with, or have knowledge of art, culture, folk arts and crafts;
- are eminent artistes; and
- are patrons of art and culture
- Two persons possessing one or more of the qualifications referred to in sub-clauses (i) to (iv) of clause (b) to be nominated by the State Government.
- Two officers of the Central Government, not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary, to be nominated by that Government to represent the Ministry of the Central Government dealing with culture, ex officio
- One officer of the State Government, not below the rank of Joint Secretary, to be nominated by that Government, to represent the Department of Education of that Government, ex-officio,
- The Director, ex officio
Current composition of Governing Board
- Shri S. Ramadorai – Chairman
- Members nominated by the Central Govt. under Section 11(b):
- Vid. Shri Anooru Anantha Krishna Sharma
- Shri C.K. Balagopalan
- Smt Chitra Visweswaran
- Vid. Shri Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan
- Smt Malavika Avinash
- Smt Ranjana Gauhar
- Smt. Saswati Sen
- Dr. Shri Shreekantham Nagendra Shastry
- Dr. Smt. Urmila Sathyanarayanan
- Vid. Shri Vijay Siva
- Not yet nominated
- Officers nominated by Ministry of Culture on meeting-to-meeting basis
- Shri Apurva Varma, Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu
- Smt. Revathi Ramachandran, Director, KF