Mr. DINESH KHANNA
Director
Ex. Acting Director and Senior professor (Acting), National School of Drama, New
Delhi & Dean Academics and welfare at the school. Responsible for the better
health facilities for the students and staff of the institution.
Imbibes the concept- Culture is Mother : A Theatre-Maestro- committed to bring back
the lost honour to the Sarve Bhawantu Sukhinah Cultural values and the glorious
history of India.
Born on: 19 Feb. 1960
Education:
Academic: Bachelor of Art from Lucknow University.
Theater:1. Two-year diploma in theater arts from
Bharatendu Natya Academy, Lucknow 1983.
2. Post Graduated from the National School of
Drama with Specialization in acting.
Recent Status : Ex. Acting Director and Senior professor (Acting), National School
of Drama, New Delhi &
Dean Academics and welfare at the school. Responsible for the
better health facilities for the students and staff of the institution.
Acting :1. Played central characteres in 'Basanti', the Doordarshan Serial
based on the novel of the same title by Bhishm Sahani.
2. 'Nirmla', the Serial based on the novel by the same title by
upanyas samrat Munshi Premchand in the decade of 1980s
apart from the acting in numerous prestigious plays during the
theatre journey spanning over more than four decades.
Direction :Natya Shastra by Bharat Muni in the oldest scripture of Natya in the
world, with the theory and the elaborations on the elements of
Dramatic Arts. As a director, produced a handsome number of plays
on national level drawing the inspiration from the major subjects like
Asian Culture, Ancient Indian Culture, the Vedas, Purans and
Upnishads, with the base being the basic principles of Bharat's
Natya Shastra. Main focus was on the thought that the structural form
of all the stage productions be in accordance with the principles set by
Bharat in his Natya Shastra. In the process during teaching-period of
more then 2 decades, directed notable theatre productions like the
classic Sanskrit plays- Abhigyan Shakuntalam, Vikromorvashiyam,
by Mahakavi Kalidas; Swapnvasavdattam by Mahakavi Bhas,
alongwith Vidya Sundar, Andher Nagri, Neel Devi by the first ever
Hindi playwright Bharatendu Harishchandra; Nilahi Kothi-the
play based on the Champaran Neel movement during the
independence struggle; Tinka-Tinka, the play based on the disastrous
earth quake of Gujarat. And as of modern Indian playwrights,
staged works of stalwarts of modern drama-movement like Mohan
Rakesh, Badal Sarkar, Girish Karnad, Vijay Tendulkar etc. with a
modern perspective.
Training and theatre workshops :
Under the extension program scheme of the school, produced, the
timeless works of Indian literary sphere, and Shakespeare, Goethe,
Tolstoy, Chekhov, Dostoyevsky-like maestros of world literature
through the medium of theatre.
Expertise :Deep Study and effectual work on Indian culture, myths, epics like
Ramayan and Mahabharat, Jaatak stories tec. in perspective of
theatre.
Published Books :
1. Kuchh Aansoo Aur Kuchh Phool: An Autobiographical work based
on the life and work of Legendary actor and female personater of the
soil of Gujarat, Jai Shankar Sundari.
2. Abhinay Chintan: The comparative study on the theories of acting
evolved by Stanislavsky, Artaud and Grotowski.
Translation and Adaptation :
Alongwith a great motive of making the Indian mass acquainted with
the timeless literary works of Indian and world literature through the
medium of theatre adapted and staged, Indian greats like Goswami
Tulsidas, Meera Bai, Keshav, Vidyapati, Nirala, Nagarjun,
Shamsher Bahadur, Bhawani Prasad Mishra, Kedar Nath Singh,
Vinod Shukla from the field of poetry apart from the legendry
novelists and story writers like Munshi Premchand, Jai Shankar
Prasad, Phanishwar Nath Renu.
Teaching in the prominent institutes abroad:
With the deep study of minuteness of various international theatre
cultures, in capacity of a theater teacher and trainer in the order of
substantial teaching and making the beyond the border cultures
acquainted with the Indian Classical Drama traditions, travelled the
countries like Vietnam, Maldives, China, Australia, Romania,
Bulgaria, Shri Lanka and enjoys the credit of organizing the theater
productions by the Indian Artistes. Besides teaching at the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art, Londan, the only Indian director to have
the privilege of giving theater performance twice at the world famous
Globe Theatre. Have the experience of intense theater teaching at the
prestigious international theatre institutes like the National Institute
of Dramatic Arts (NIDA), Sydney, Australia; Russian Academy of
Theatre Arts (GITIS), Moscow; The Central Academy Of Drama,
China.
Fellowship :Awarded the junior and senior fellowships in theatre by the Ministry
of Culture, Government of India.
Pledge :To train the theatre- enthusiasts in view of the indigenous Indian
Culture so that they assimilate the native culture and the flavor of their
mother-soil and enrich it, and may be able to spread it across the
borders.
Postal Address :
411, ARAVALI APPARTMENTS, KAUSHAMBI, GHAZIABAD-
201012 (U.P.)
Contact :+91-7011244021
E-Mail :vrindavanmail1@gmail.com