Balraj Pandit
Balraj Pandit was a well known Hindi and Punjabi playwright besides being a theatre director, poet, painter and a popular teacher. His Paanchwan Sawaar (पांचवा सवार) is considered a classic and a significant play of Indian dramaturgy. The play has been staged many times by different theatre troupes with actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Manohar Singh among other playing roles.[1] Lok Udaasi (ਲੋਕ ਉਦਾਸੀ) in Punjabi was another of his well known plays besides Biwiyon Ka Madrasa, an adaptation of Molière's L'École des Femmes (The School for Wives).[2]
Panditji, as he was fondly called, graduated from National School of Drama, New Delhi in 1969 [3] After a short stint of teaching in NSD he joined Theatre and Television Department at Punjabi University in Patiala. He taught generations of students there till his retirement.
He lived at Patiala in Punjab until he died on October 13, 2010.[4]
Plays
- Paanchwan Sawaar[5]
- Lok Udaasi
- Adaptation of Premchand's story Kaffan [6]
- Adaptation in Hindi of Evam Inderjit[7]
- Biwiyon Ka Madarsa, adaptation of Molière's The School for Wives[8]
- Translation of Aao Naatak Khelen [9]
References
- ↑ "‘Panchwan Sawar’ staged". The Tribune. 2006-12-13.
- ↑ Jatinder Preet (2006-10-13). "Balraj Pandit No More". Slow Life.
- ↑ "Alumni". National School of Drama.
- ↑ Anuradha Shukla (2006-10-20). "Fond memories mark Balraj Pandit’s exit". The Tribune.
- ↑ Diwan Singh Bajeli (2005-03-18). "Life in Question". The Hindu.
- ↑ Kavita Nagpal (2011-10-22). "Dramatics of Speech". India Today.
- ↑ Theatres of Independence
- ↑ Natrang Pratishtan
- ↑ National Book Trust