Subodh Patnaik ( or, ସୁବୋଧ ପଟନାଏକ) is an

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theatre director and

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from

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. He is the founder of

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-based theatre group Natya Chetana and theatre village '' 'Natya Grama' ''.Patnaik is the only theatre personality from

to tour all the continents.

Early life

Born in

Puri Puri () is a coastal city and a Nagar Palika, municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state capital of Bhubaneswar. It is als ...

in 1964, to veterinary Dr Pramod Chandra Patnaik and Dr Sashi Prava Patnaik. He was graduated from the

Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya is a performing arts-cum-educational institution in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. History and Accreditation Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya was established by former Chief minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik on 14 April 1964, u ...

. He had a knowledge about street theatre, so he had gone

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to learn prior to 1986. After return from

, he formed the theatre group Natya Chetana on 10 November 1986. Most of his Play based on social awareness.

Career

He has formed Natya Chetana,a theatre group consisting of total of 25 artists of which 18 are men and 7 women. A theatre village is also established by this 25-year old group called Natya Garma. His play ''"Sindhi"'' was premiered on 9 June 2016 in Kalikasthan, Achham at

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. ''"Ramleela"'' a mythological play inspired by

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performed with his group at Bhanja Kala mandap,

International tour

Patnaik took part in an international street theatre festival in

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. The same year, he went with his troupe to attend the 8th World Theatre Congress held at Paris, France. He has been participating the congress since 1995 is organised by the International Drama, Theatre and Education Association. Previous sessions of the congress were held in Australia, Kenya, Norway, Canada, Hong Kong and Brazil.

Accolades

* Patnaik received Rishikesh Chattopadhya Smruti Samman by theatre group named Gobardanga Rupantar,

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Playography

References

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