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'''Mahesh Champaklal''' (born 25 October 1951) is an Indian dramatist, stage actor and director from [[Gujarat]], India. After working for some years in the commercial Gujarati theatre, he joined and taught dramatics at the [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]] for years.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Mahesh Champaklal was born in [[Mbale]] in [[East Africa]].<ref name=":GVK">{{Cite book|title=ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ|last=Kanijiya|first=Baldevbhai|publisher=Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust|year=|isbn=|editor-last=Thaker|editor-first=Dhirubhai|editor-link=Dhirubhai Thaker|edition=1st|volume=XXIV|location=[[Ahmedabad]]|publication-date=January 2009|pages=679–680|language=gu|trans-title=Gujarati Encyclopedia|oclc=837900118}}</ref><br />
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He was associated with the commercial [[Gujarati theatre]] in [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai) from 1973 to 1981. He acted in plays produced by the [[Indian National Theatre]] and the Bahuroopi. He worked with several directors including [[Pravin Joshi]], Arvind Joshi, Vijay Dutt, Vishnukumar Vyas.<ref name=":GVK"/><br />
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He left the commercial theatre and joined [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]] (M. S. University) as a professor of dramatics in 1981. In 1987, he received PhD in dramatics for his thesis on ''Bharatmunino Abhinaysiddhant'' from the M. S. University. In 1996, he also received PhD in [[Gujarati literature]] for his thesis ''Natakma Bhasha'' (Language in Plays). He served as the Head of the Department of Dramatics (1995-1999, 2003-) as well as the Dean of the Faculty of Performing Arts (2002-2003, 2005-)there. Along with studies and teaching, he was active as a writer, actor and director in the experimental theatre. He acted in several acclaimed productions including ''Paritran'', ''Shatkhand'', ''Raktabeej'', ''Chhadechwok'', ''Kayapalat'', ''Maladevi'', ''Moksh'', ''Snehadheen'', ''Parakh'', ''Agni Ane Varsad'', ''Param Maheshwar'' and ''Sikandar Sani''. His role of [[Amir Khusrow]] in ''Sikandar Sani'' was appreciated and the play was performed at various state level and national level stage festivals. For directing ''Grahan'' written by [[Sitanshu Yashaschandra]], he was selected as a Young Stage Talent by the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]].<ref name=":GVK"/><br />
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His ''Bharat Natyashastra - Abhinay'', ''Bharat Natyashastra - Natyaprayog'' and ''Bharat Natyashastra - Adhunik Sandarbho'' are published by the University Granth Nirman Board. These works were awarded by the [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]. His ''Adhunik Gujarati Natak: Prat Ane Prayog'' and ''Rangdwar'' are awarded by the [[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]]. He translated [[Girish Karnad]]'s play ''The Fire and the Rain'' in Gujarati as ''Agni Ane Varsad'' which received a prize from the [[Sahitya Akademi]], New Delhi as well as the translation prize from the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. He was awarded the Best Stage Actor by the Gujarat Sangeet Natak Akademi from his role of Kapil in the play ''Hayvadan'' directed by Jagdish Bhatt. He also received Jayshankar 'Sundari' Award for the same. Later he served as a member of the Gujarat Sangeet Natak Akademi from 1992 to 1998.<ref name=":GVK"/> He was a Fellow of the [[Indian Institute of Advanced Study]] from 2014 to 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iias.ac.in/scholar/mahesh-champaklal|title=Mahesh Champaklal {{!}} Indian Institute of Advanced Study|website=iias.ac.in|access-date=2019-03-08}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]<br />
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