How Habib Tanvir forged his own unique path in theatre
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How Habib Tanvir forged his own unique path in theatre

The Hindu  

To make theatre that was authentic to its cultural milieu and history while also being thoroughly modern, both in content and form — this was Habib Tanvir’s life’s achievement. Two, Habib Tanvir asked residents of Okhla village on the outskirts of Delhi to act in the play — his first attempt to make theatre with rural folk. Watch | Sudhanva Deshpande remembers legendary theatre personality Habib Tanvir The first lot of six rural actors he picked came with him to Delhi in 1958. Session at Literature festival Sudhanva Deshpande’s session at The Hindu Lit Fest, 2024 is titled ‘Recalling Habib Tanvir: Excerpts from the film and a talk’.

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Habibnama lets the audience get up close and personal with legendary theatre personality Habib Tanvir
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Habibnama lets the audience get up close and personal with legendary theatre personality Habib Tanvir

The Hindu  

HIS 2023 production Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shayar Hoon, based on the life and works of poet-lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi, received an overwhelming response. Raina approached him with the idea of doing a play on the legendary theatre personality Habib Tanwir. Since I was also staging my plays at the Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai, I slotted two shows on August …

Kolkata to celebrate Habib Tanvir with a big line-up of theatre artistes
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kolkata to celebrate Habib Tanvir with a big line-up of theatre artistes

The Hindu  

Even as it remains in the grip of continuing protests against the rape-murder of a doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata is set to mark the birth centenary of one of India’s most influential playwrights, Habib Tanvir, whose works once drew violent protests, albeit from religious fundamentalists. Dekh Rahe Hain Nayan, a three-day festival celebrating Mr. Tanvir’s …

Recalling legendary theatre personality Habib Tanvir who turned rural folk into actors
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Recalling legendary theatre personality Habib Tanvir who turned rural folk into actors

The Hindu  

The 100th birth anniversary of legendary theatre personality Habib Tanvir, whose plays such as Ponga Pandit, Charandas Chor, Mitti Ki Gaadi, and Hirma Ki Amar Kahani earned national and international acclaim, was celebrated recently. In a session of The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 titled “Recalling Habib Tanvir: Excerpts from the film and a talk”, Sudhanva Deshpande, a theatre director and …

Habib Tanvir: A master of modern Indian theatre
1 year, 3 months ago

Habib Tanvir: A master of modern Indian theatre

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 01, 2023 11:28 IST - 8 MINS READ “We have come here to perform, and that’s what we will do. “You are such a capable officer,” Tanvir said to the District Magistrate, “I am sure you will handle any disturbance without it going out of hand.” That evening the play was performed to an empty auditorium—the only …

Essay: Habib Tanvir at 100; Looking back at Naya Theatre
1 year, 8 months ago

Essay: Habib Tanvir at 100; Looking back at Naya Theatre

Hindustan Times  

A towering figure in twentieth-century Indian theatre, Habib Tanvir, incorporated folk forms within modern Indian drama to create a new theatrical language. An early photograph of Habib Tanvir For Agra Bazar, based on the life and times of Urdu poet Nazir Akbarabadi, an older contemporary of Mirza Ghalib, his actors were students of Jamia Millia Islamia, local residents, and folk …

1959: Habib Tanvir establishes Naya Theatre
2 years, 4 months ago

1959: Habib Tanvir establishes Naya Theatre

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 11, 2022 06:00 IST When Habib Tanvir established Naya Theatre in 1959 with his wife, Moneeka Misra, the group went on to redefine modern Indian stagecraft. He sang, wrote poems, directed plays, scripted dialogues, composed music, acted, and managed his theatre group, all with equal aplomb. Most of his plays under the Naya Theatre banner were performed …

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