THEATRE SCHOOLS & THEATRE DEPARTMENTS OF UNIVERSITIES ONLINE IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL SEMINAR EDUCATION POLICY 2020 27th March 2021 1st Session (11.00 am to 01.00 pm) Chair Prof. Da atreya Du
Formerly a lecturer in English Literature and later Professor and HOD, Drama, also the Cultural Coordinator, Rabindra Bhara University , Prof du is be er known as an interdisciplinary scholar. He has authored several books in English and Bengali on literature and theatre ,including several plays and a collec on of Bengali sonnets . His books on the “Poetocs,on the Oedipus” and on Shambhu Mitra's Chaand Baniker Pala are considered landmarks in Bengali theatre cri cism. Prof. Du is the Co-founder of the Shakespeare Society of Eastern India. He is also a playwright and theatre director. His transla on of Macbeth is currently being presented interna onally. He has worked with Hansguenther Heyme and Gunter Grass in Directorial capacity. A visual ar st, cra sman, and set- designer, musician and music director, Prof. Du has taught for nearly half a century before re rement.
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LIVE www.nsd.gov.in @nsdnewdelhi THEATRE SCHOOLS & THEATRE DEPARTMENTS OF UNIVERSITIES ONLINE IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL SEMINAR EDUCATION POLICY 2020 27th March 2021 1st Session (11.00 am to 01.00 pm) Speaker Sh. Surya Mohan kulshrestha Na onal Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee and former director of Bhartendu Natya Akademi, Surya Mohan Kulshreshtha started pursuing serious theatre in 1974 as an actor with Meghdoot theatre group in Lucknow. He got his formal training in theatre from Bhartendu Natya Akademi in its first batch ( 1976-77), with specializa on in direc on. His play Ramlila, featured in the Na onal Fes val of the Sangeet Natak Akademi in Delhi in 1985 established him amongst the prominent theatre directors on the na onal stage. Another major produc on directed by him that shot to fame is Bodhayan's Bhagwadjjukeeyam. The play was honoured as the best produc on in the World Theatre Fes val in Norway in 1991. Over the years, the play has travelled to many na onal and interna onal theatre fes vals in India and abroad. Shri Kulshreshtha represented India in the World Theatre Project in Germany in 1993. So far he has directed approximately 100 plays with many theatre groups and drama ins tutes in India as well as abroad in various styles and languages. Some of the other plays directed by him include Sophocles' King Oedipus, Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Girish Karnad's Tughlaq, Brecht's Caucasian Chalk Circle, Mohan Rakesh's Aadhe Adhure, Mahesh Elkunchwar's Vasansi Jirnani, Sarte's Men Without Shadows, Gorky's Enemy, Ibsen's Ghost, Shoodrak's Mrichhka kam, Ding Nag's Kundmala, Kalidasa's Malavikagnimitram, and Irvin Shaw's Bury The Dead. With his minimalist approach towards theatre, he has also designed most of the plays he directed, with main focus on the actor. A well-known actor himself, Shri Kulshreshtha has received cri cal acclaim for his performance in the role of Socrates in Barefoot in Athens directed by Raj Bisaria. He has received many awards and honors for his work in the field of theatre. He has been a recipient of the U ar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1995, and the Best Costume Design Award for the play Love Forever in the Interna onal Theatre Fes val in 1998 held in U.S.A., Kala Bhooshan Samman from UP Hindi Sansthan and the Na onal Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2014. He has also been awarded an Honorary Diploma by the I A T A in Norway. Zoom ID: 837 8338 4051 Passcode: nsd@semi LIVE www.nsd.gov.in @nsdnewdelhi THEATRE SCHOOLS & THEATRE DEPARTMENTS OF UNIVERSITIES ONLINE IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL SEMINAR EDUCATION POLICY 2020 27th March 2021 1st Session (11.00 am to 01.00 pm) Speaker Sh. Alok Cha erjee
Worked with the legendary director like B.B. Karanth, Bansi Kaul, Prasanna, Shyamanand Jalan, B.M. Shah, Robbindas, Mohan Maharshi, Ramgopal Bajaj, K.N. Panikkar, Ratan Thiyam, Ibotombi, Jon Mar n, Fritz Beneewitz, Donald Evans, Katherine, Sayar Aessha, Sisli Bery, Berry John And Done Lead Theatre Roles. Have Done Workshops With Peter Brook, John Mar n, Shambhu Mitra, Badal Sarkar. Have Done Ac ng Workshops For Na onal School Of Drama At Guwaha , Imphal, Patna, Ranchi, Rourkele, Jaipur, Tata Nagar, Delhi, Indore, Bhopal, Pi horagarh, Almora, Gorukhpur, Purnia. Year 1990 Established „‟Dost Natya Sanstha‟‟ and started Free Launching in Theatre. Theatre With Children- Have Done Workshops With Slum Children and Done The Produc on of Idhgaah, Urubhangam, Tota Kahani, Bhagat Ki Gat, A Mid Sumer Night Dreams, Ram Leela Etc. Major Directed Play More than 200 are like Father The Shadow Of Death, Shakuntalam, Mrcchaka kam, Urubhangam, U arramcharitam, Court Mar al, Bicchu, Galileo, Mother Courage, Lower Depth, Raja, Dharma Putra, Macbeth, Ashadh Ka Ek Din, Sabse Udas Kavita, Kaal Kothri, Holi, Oedipus, Andha Yug, Janpath-Kiss Etc. Direc on For Na onal School Of Drama- Death of a salesman, Abhishap, siteless, Talghar Etc. Directed Play For Shri ram Center New Delhi “ Godan”. Original Wri ng Gandhi Aur Aaj ka bharat, Moliere, Bhavbhu , Samagra, Aazad. Swami Vivekanand. Have Done 12 Episode Radio Serial “ Gatha Manshapur Ki‟‟ For DD Delhi, 13 Episode Rang Manch Ki Yatra. Par cipated as an actor for DD-1, DD-2, Sony, MP Doordarshan and have done Anchoring for the Prograame Like World Theater Day, Sur, Saaz Aur Aawaz. Have Acted Hindi Film Nirdhan with Late Nirmal Pandey From “Cannes Film Fes val” and Chakki Feature Film Acted for DD Interna onal Serial U ar Gatha. A High Grade Actor For Doordarshan. At Current the Dirctor of Madhya Pradesh School Of Drama Bhopal. Zoom ID: 837 8338 4051 Passcode: nsd@semi LIVE www.nsd.gov.in @nsdnewdelhi CULTURAL ADMINISTRATION ONLINE IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY 2020 SEMINAR 27th March 2021 2nd Session (3.00 pm to 5.00 pm) Concluding session Sh. Bhupendra Kainthola
Bhupendra Kainthola 1989 Batch, Indian Information Service. Holds Masters Degree in Political Science and International Relations from Mumbai University. Director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune since May 2016. FTII is an autonomous educational institute under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt of India. It is India's premier educational Institute which imparts training in the art and craft of cinema and Television production. Was Additional Director General with DD News in New Delhi prior to joining FTII on deputation. Worked for a total of 14 years in DD News. Have served in Directorate of Film Festivals, Delhi as Director of National Film Awards and Indian Panorama. Have served as Executive Director of Lok Sabha Television, Head of Media Relations at National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) headquarters, Delhi and in media units of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting such as Press Information Bureau and DAVP. Worked in Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh.
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Professor Amaresh Chakrabar obtained PG Diploma in Cinema with specializa on in film direc on from Film & Television Ins tute, Pune in 1985. He has been heading the Direc on and Screenplay Wri ng department of Satyajit Ray Film & Television Ins tute, Kolkata from 1999. Worked as prac cing filmmaker based in Kolkata, India. He has wri en & directed television serials, corporate documentaries, adver sement films and UGC educa onal films. Visi ng Faculty for Refresher's Courses for teachers and lectures at North Bengal University , Burdwan University and Jadavpur University . BOS member, PG film Studies Department, Jadavpur University. Chairperson of the UG Council of filmstudies University of Calcu a. Delivered numerous talks and lectures on cinema and film educa on in na onal and interna onal film schools , fes vals and seminars. Currently he is director in charge of Satyajit Ray Film & Television Ins tute , Kolkata.
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Born in 1959, Prof. Suresh Sharma completed his education in Lucknow. In 1982, he got his diploma in dramatics from Bhartendu Natya Academy, Lucknow. In 1985 he graduated from National School of Drama, New Delhi with specialization in acting. Soon afterwards he joined 'Sambhav', a Delhi based theatre group, and acted in many of its prestigious productions. In 1987-88 he established the first non-governmental theatre repertory in Mandi a district of Himachal Pradesh. From 1996-98 for a period of two years he worked as Artistic Director of Sri Ram Centre for Performing Arts, Delhi. Prof. Sharma has been felicitated by Sahitya Kala Parishad for his acting skill. Prof. Sharma has acted in more than thirty plays with various directors and has experience of working with almost all the eminent directors of India. Prof. Sharma joined National School of Drama in August 1999 as Chief of the NSD Repertory Company and is presently Director In-charge of the School.
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