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Leela Samson (born 6 May 1951) is a Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, instructor and writer from India. As a soloist she is known for her technical virtuosity and has taught Bharatanatyam at Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra in Delhi for many years.〔How Many?〕 She was appointed as the director of Kalakshetra by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance in April 2005.〔(Leela Samson Profile ) artindia.net.〕 She was subsequently also appointed as the chairperson of the Sangeet Natak Akademi in August 2010〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Press Release )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sangeet Natak Akademi chairperson Leela Samson resigns )〕 and as the chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (an autonomous body that censors and certifies films in India, including Bollywood movies) in April 2011.〔 She resigned from her position as director of Kalakshetra in 2012. She resigned from her position as chairperson of the censor board after the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal overturned her attempt to ban the movie MSG: The Messenger of God featuring Dera Sacha Sauda founder Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a lead role and gave it clearance. She made her cinematic acting debut in 2015 through the Tamil film, ''OK Kanmani'' directed by Mani Ratnam. ==Early life and training== Samson was born on 6 May 1951〔Sruti, Issues 160-171, Publisher P.N. Sundaresan, 1998〕 in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, daughter of Vice-Admiral (Retd.) Benjamin Abraham Samson and Laila Samson. Her father belonged to the Jewish Bene-Israelite community from Pune, and her mother belonged to the Roman Catholic community from Ahmedabad.〔〔http://thiraseela.com/artist/profile.php?perfmrid=297〕 Her father joined the Royal Indian Navy as a lieutenant in 1939 and was commandant of the National Defence Academy in Khadakvasla between 1959 and 1962.〔http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/sep/11spec.htm〕 Leela's paternal aunt Annie was principal of Anjum-e-Islam Muslim school for girls at Mumbai for 31 years.〔 When Samson was nine years of age, her father sent her to Kalakshetra to learn Indian classical dance and music under the founder, Rukmini Devi Arundale.〔 After completing her B.A., Samson continued to learn Bharatanatyam at Kalakshetra.〔〔(Noted students of Kalakshetra )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leela Samson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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