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Bengali Theatre
Bengali theatre primarily refers to theatre performed in the Bengali language. Bengali theatre is produced mainly in West Bengal, and in Bangladesh. The term may also refer to some Hindi theatres which are accepted by the Bengali people. Bengali theatre has its origins in British rule. It began as private entertainment in the early 19th century. In the pre-independence period, Bengali theatres played a pivotal role in manifesting dislike of the British Raj. After the independence of India in 1947, leftist movements in West Bengal used theatre as a tool for social awareness. This added some unique characteristics to the art form that still have strong effects. These groups differentiate themselves ideologically from commercial Bengali theatre. Types The many theatres in West Bengal can be broadly divided into Kolkata-based theatres and rural theatres. Outside Bengali-speaking areas, the term "Bengali theatre" primarily refers to Kolkata-based groups, as the rural theatres are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabanna Bengali Theatre Scene
''Nobanno'' ( bn, নবান্ন, Nobānno; lit: New Feast) is a Bengali harvest celebration usually celebrated with food and dance and music in Bangladesh and in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley. It is a festival of food; many local preparations of Bengali cuisine like pitha are cooked. Celebration The festival is celebrated with mela which are called Nabanna Mela. The villagers and locals from both the major religious groups join the festival with equal participation. The festival gets a lot of support from the creative army of Bengali culture. Several poets, musicians, baul and painters flock to such mass gatherings. There is a famous play written on nabanna by Bijon Bhattacharya which depicts the sad incident of the great Bengal Famine of 1943. Nowadays the Festival "Nabanna" is celebrating every Bengali year(1st day of Agrahayan) in Dhaka, organised by Jatiya Nabanna Utshab Udjapan Parshad (National Harvest Festival committee) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas. Geopolitically, it includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka."Indian subcontinent". ''New Oxford Dictionary of English'' () New York: Oxford University Press, 2001; p. 929: "the part of Asia south of the Himalayas which forms a peninsula extending into the Indian Ocean, between the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Historically forming the whole territory of Greater India, the region is now divided into three countries named Bangladesh, India and Pakistan." The terms ''Indian subcontinent'' and ''South Asia'' are often used interchangeably to denote the region, although the geopolitical term of South Asia frequently includes Afghanistan, which may otherwise be classified as Central Asian.John McLeod, The history of India', page 1, Greenwood Publishing Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kshirode Prasad Vidyavinode
Kshirod Prasad ( bn, ক্ষীরোদ প্রসাদ ''Kṣhirōd prasād '') (23 Jan 1986), born ''Kshirod Prasad Joshi'' is a Odiya people, Odiya Business developer,CEO of KP SUITES PRIVATE LIMITED, Enterprineur. Early life and education He was born ''Kshirode Chandra Bhattacharya'' in Khardaha, Khardah on 12 April 1863, to a Bengali Brahmins, Brahmin family. He had joined Khardah Banga Vidyalaya and passed his upper primary examination in 1874. Later he joined the Barrackpore Government High School, Barrackpore Government School, after changing his middle name and became known as ''Kshirode Prasad Bhattacharya''. He passed his entrance examination under the University of Calcutta in 1881, and joined Vidyasagar College and afterwards the General Assembly's Institution, (now known as the Scottish Church College). After earning his postgraduate degree from the University of Calcutta, he joined the Chandernagore Government College, Chandernagore Dupleix College as its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijon Bhattacharya
Bijon Bhattacharya ( bn, বিজন ভট্টাচার্য; 17 July 1906 – 19 January 1978) was an Indian theatre and film actor from West Bengal. He was an eminent playwright and dramatist. Bhattacharya was born in 1906 at Faridpur (now in Bangladesh) to a Hindu, Bengali Brahmin family, and was an early witness to the destitution and penury of the peasantry of that land. He became a member of the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA). Personal life Bijon Bhattacharya married the Jnanpith Award-winning Bengali writer, Mahasweta Devi. Their only son Nabarun Bhattacharya, a Bengali writer, was born in 1948. Works Dramas * ''Agun'' * ''Nabanna'' (Fresh Harvest) (1944) * ''Jabanbandi'' (Confession) * ''Kalanka'' * ''Mara Chand'' (Dead Moon) (1951) * ''Gotrantar'' (Change of Lineage) (1959) * ''Debi Garjan'' (Shouting of the Goddess) (1966) * ''Garbhabati Janani'' (Pregnant Mother) (1969) * ''Krishnapaksha'' * ''Aj Basanta'' * ''Chalo Sagare'' * ''Lash Ghuirya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardhendu Sekhar Mustafi
Ardhendu Sekhar Mustafi (25 January 1850 — 5 September 1908) was a Bengali actor, playwright and theater personality. Career Mustafi was born at Bagbazar, Kolkata, British India in 1850. He studied in the Hare School. Mustafi first performed in 1867 in a satire drama ''Kichhu Kichhu Bujhi'' at Pathuriaghata Royal palace. He joined Bagbazar Amateur Theater group and performed in ''Sadhabar Ekadashi'', written by novelist Dinabandhu Mitra. He was known as a rival and associates actor of Girish Chandra Ghosh. Mustafi helped Ghosh to establish the National Theater in 1872. Amrita Lal Basu described Mustafi as 'An actor made by God' because he could perform different type of characters in a play. In '' Nildarpan'', Mustafi played both male and female roles including the characters of antagonist Englishman, Wood Sahib. He was also a successful drama teacher of Kolkata. Mustafi acted in various stages including Indian National Theater, Great National Theater, Emerald Theater, Arya N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisir Bhaduri
Shishir Kumar Bhaduri or Sisir Kumar Bhaduri (2 October 1889 – 30 June 1959) was an Indian stage actor and theatre founder, who commonly referred to as the pioneer of modern Bengali theatre, where he was an actor, director, playwright and even scenic designer. He was survived by one son named, Asoke Kumar Bhaduri. Dhruba Kumar Bhaduri and Shubha Kumar Bhaduri were two of his grandsons. After Girish Chandra Ghosh, he introduced realism and naturalism to theatre. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour by the Government of India in 1959. He refused to take Padma award, saying that if he takes the award, it will send wrong signal that government have helped promoting theatre culture in the country. Born in Mednipore, West Bengal, he studied at Scottish Church College Kolkata, where he started participating in theatre. He was also a professor of Metropolitan College (today's Vidyasagar College). In 1921, he left his job to become full-time stage a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asit Bandopadhyay
Asit Bandopadhyay (or Banerjee) (1936 – 17 September 2020) was a Bengali dramatist, screenwriter and actor. He was associated with the Nandikar theater group. He lived and worked in Kolkata, India. He was a playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. Early life and theatre He developed an interest in drama as a student in Kolkata's Manindra Chandra College, an affiliated undergraduate college of the University of Calcutta, in 1955. He joined the drama group Bohurupee as a trainee in 1959 and completed a year's course under the tutelage of Sambhu Mitra. At maternal uncle's house of Asit Banerjee at B K Pal Avenue, in presence of Ajitesh Banerjee and some friends Dipen Sen Gupta, Satyen Mitra, Mahesh Singha, Asit Banerjee co-founded 'Nandikar' on June 29, 1960. Members of the party's first executive committee were elected: President Ajitesh Banerjee & Secretary Asit Banerjee. Nandikar and Mitra Sammilani From 1960 to 1972, he was involved with Nandikar in all of his early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajitesh Bandopadhyay
Ajitesh Bandopadhyay ( bn, অজিতেশ বন্দোপাধ্যায়; born: 30 September 1933 ― 13 October 1983) was an actor, playwright, activist and director. He along with Shambhu Mitra and Utpal Dutt are considered to be the doyens of Bengali theatre of the post - Independence era. Early life He was born as Ajit, at Ropogram in Purulia District, West Bengal at his maternal uncle's house. His native village was Kenda situated in the Raniganj region of Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal. He was the eldest son of coal miner Bhubhanmohan and Lakshmirani. Having graduated from Maharaja Manindra Chandra College, Kolkata, he taught for few years in the same college and in South Point School before plunging himself in the world of theatre by joining the ''Nandikar'' group in 1960. Theatre Prior to joining ''Nandikar'', he had been in close touch with the IPTA (''Indian Peoples' Theatre Association'') and was both directing and performing a number of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nidhu Babu
Ramnidhi Gupta ( bn, রামনিধি গুপ্ত) (1741– 6 April 1839), commonly known as Nidhu Babu, was one of the reformers of Bengali ''tappā'' music. Nidhu Babu was born in Chapta , Hooghly District at his maternal uncle's house.Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan by Anjali Bose, 1960, p. 259 His ancestral house was at Kumartuli in North Kolkata,Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan by Anjali Bose, 1960, p. 259 where he grew up learning Persian and some English. Little is known about his upbringing, but by 1776 he had become a clerk in the office of the Chhapra Collectorate.Chakrabarty, Ramakanta. ''Nidhu Babu and his Tappā.'' Published in Banerjee, Jayasri (ed.), ''The Music of Bengal''. Baroda: Indian Musicological Society, 1987. In Chhapra, Nidhu Babu found a Muslim ''ustad'' to train him in the techniques of a formal '' gharana'', or school of musical thought. However, he soon became fed up with his method of teaching, and decided to independently translate Hindi music in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tappā
Tappa is a form of Indian semi-classical vocal music. Its specialty is a rolling pace based on fast, subtle and knotty construction. Its tunes are melodious and sweet, and depict the emotional outbursts of a lover. Tappe (plural) were sung mostly by songstresses, known as baigees, in royal courts. History Tappa originated from the folk songs of the camel riders in Punjab. The tappa style of music was refined and introduced to the imperial court of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah, and later by Mian Ghulam Nabi Shori or Shori Mian, a court singer of Asaf-Ud-Dowlah, Nawab of Awadh. In Bengal, Ramnidhi Gupta & Kalidas Chattopadhay composed Bengali tappa and they are called Nidhu Babu's Tappa. Tappa ''gayaki'' took new shape and over decades became ''puratani'', a semi-classical form of Bengali songs. Tappa, as a significant genre in Bengali musical styles, reached levels of excellence in lyrics and rendition (gayaki), arguably unmatched in other parts of India. Hugely popular in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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