Niranjan Goswami

Niranjan Goswami
Born Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupation Mime artist
Stage director
Known for Mime [ Mukabhinaya]
Awards Padma Shri [Sangeet Natak Akademi]
Website www.mimeindia.in

Niranjan Goswami is an Indian mime artist and stage director, credited by many with pioneering the art form of mime in India.[1][2] He is the founder of Indian Mime Theatre, a group promoting the art of Mukhabhinaya (silent acting).[3] Starting his career in the late 1960s with Bahurupi, a local theatre group, but later joined Rabindra Bharati University for a course in theatre.[2] In 1976, he founded Indian Mime Theatre for promoting mime and has performed on many stages in India and abroad.[4] He is a visiting professor at the National School of Drama (NSD) and many other theatre institutions.[5] He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2002.[6] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for his contributions to Arts.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Mukabhinaya: The Art of my Life". Web video. Tedx Talks. 16 June 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "The past master of silent feelers". Indian Express. 30 January 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Indian Mime Theatre. 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Padma Shree Niranjan Goswami, Mime Artist". Of Indian Origin. 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ "My Gurus". Indian Mime Academy. 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.

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