IGRMS Habib Utsav - Play Raj Rakt 3.flv

Journalist, playwright, play
producer, poet and director, Habib
Tanvir's name is one of the most well
known and respected names in the
field of theatre. He was born on 1st
September 1923 at Raipur, M.P. (now
Chhattisgarh).Having received his
training in acting from RADA, London,
and in direction and production at the
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, U.K.,
he founded Naya Theatre in 1959 and
continued to be its director till his
demise on 8th June, 2009. In addition
to being an active member of IPTA,
Mumbai in his early days, he had also
been an editor and drama critic. Some
of his main productions include Agra
Bazaar, Mitti Ki Gadi, Charandas
Chor, Jin Lahore nahi Vekhya, Rajrakt
and many more. Shri Tanvir was
the recipient of numerous awards and
felicitations such as the Sangeet
Natak Akademi Award, the Shikhar
Samman for Drama, the Nandikar
Award, the Fringe First Award, the
Padmashri and the Padma Bhushan,
amongst many others.
Habib Tanvir

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