InstitutesWhat Was the IPTA Movement?
Theatre as a tool for justice: what the Indian People's Theatre Association was, and how it shaped a generation of…
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Institutes
Stage to ScreenZohra Sehgal: A Century of Theatre, Dance, and Joy
Dancer, stage actor, and screen presence into her nineties, Zohra Sehgal spent nearly a century in performance, from Uday Shankar's…
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Stage to ScreenUtpal Dutt: The Political Theatre Giant Who Could Also Make You Laugh
A titan of Bengali political theatre and a master of comedy, Utpal Dutt moved from revolutionary stage plays to some…
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Stage to ScreenShabana Azmi: The FTII Actor Who Made Substance the Star
An FTII gold medallist raised in the IPTA world of her poet father Kaifi Azmi, Shabana Azmi built a fearless…
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Stage to ScreenDina Pathak: The Theatre Matriarch of Indian Performance
A pillar of IPTA and Gujarati theatre, Dina Pathak spent a lifetime on the stage and screen, becoming a matriarch…
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Stage to ScreenBalraj Sahni: The IPTA Actor Who Brought Real Life to the Screen
Rooted in the IPTA movement, Balraj Sahni made screen realism his mission, living among labourers to play them and leaving…
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HistoryStreet Theatre in India: From IPTA’s Revolution to Jana Natya Manch’s Legacy
Street Theatre in India: From IPTA’s Revolutionary Plays to Jana Natya Manch’s Protest Theatre On January 1, 1989, a street…
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