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He is also a filmmaker and an activist and has won several prestigious awards for his artistic and social enterprises.
Budhan Theatre was founded by Dr Ganesh Devy, a scholar and literary critic, in 1998, and since its inception, it is known for anti-establishment plays in alternative spaces. Here…
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Dalpat Chauhan is one of the major architects of Dalit literature in Gujarati. He has written poetry, plays, novels, short stories and critical essays to voice his commitment towards the Dalit and Adivasi community, and his writings have often been an expression of the grief and oppression that…
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The tradition of Dalit theatre in Gujarati is as old as the bhavai folk form of Gujarat and has existed since the tenth century. However, it was only created and received attention as a separate category after India’s Independence, especially after the 1970s, with the rise of the Dalit movement in…
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The tradition of theatre in Gujarati is long, and its practices broad and diverse ranging from ancient folk form of bhavai to the Shakespearean adaptations of Parsi theatre companies in the beginning of the nineteenth century to the absurdist movement in the 1970s. Known for its mercantile…
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Dimpy Mishra also runs the Ranglok Academy for Professional Arts in the city. After finishing his early education from Agra, Mishra completed his postgraduation in theatre arts from Bhartendu Natya Academy in Lucknow. He has also appeared in a feature film, Bhoomi, directed by Omung Kumar. In 2018…
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In the history of Indian vernacular theatre, Hindi language theatre is relatively new. It only evolved with the evolution of modern Hindi prose in the late nineteenth century. This was the period of the ongoing struggle for Indian Independence which was accompanied by a call for social and cultural…
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The Hindi theatre tradition evolved later than many other linguistic theatre traditions of India. It came up within the specific sociopolitical context of India’s Independence movement and as a response to the call given for social and cultural renaissance in the Hindi-speaking belt during the late…
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Until the 1930s, nautanki had no women actors; men took on all female roles. Once women joined, however, they quickly achieved popularity and stature as star attractions, often overshadowing the men. The rise of heroines in nautanki paralleled the rise of heroines in Bollywood: leading ladies were…
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She worked with several companies during the 1960s and started her own group, the Krishna Kala Kendra, in the early 1970s. The group performed thousands of shows across North India, especially helping raise funds for schools, colleges and other public institutions. Krishna Kumari Mathur received…
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