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'''Paschimbanga Natya Akademi''', is a [[learned society]] for [[drama]] and [[theatre]] in [[West Bengal]], India. Established on 26 September 1987, it is a wing of the [[Department of Information and Cultural Affairs]], [[Government of West Bengal]]. The aim of this society is to develop skill and expertise, to document and archive the history of [[Bengali theatre]], to disseminate information, to understand theories, as well as to promote and project significant creativity in the field.<ref name=About>{{cite web |url=http://theatrebangla.com/about.php |title=About Paschimbanga Natya Akademi |date=2007–2008 |publisher= PNA|access-date=29 August 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222110710/http://theatrebangla.com/about.php| archive-date= 22 February 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="I&CA">{{cite web | url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/art-and-culture | title=Art and Culture of West Bengal - Egiye Bangla | publisher=Department of Information & Cultural Affairs (I&CA), Government of West Bengal | date=10 July 2016 | access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Overview==<br />
The Natya Akademi conducts annual theatre festivals, seminars, public lectures, training workshops and publishes research works and books on Bengali drama. It confers [[Dinabandhu Puraskar]] and [[Girish Puraskar]], two of the most prestigious theatre awards in the state, for production playwriting, acting, direction, stagecraft and design, and music.{{fact|date=September 2019}}<br />
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The Natya Akademi owns a number of theatre halls including [[Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta|Academy of Fine Arts]] (Lady Ranu Mukherjee Mancha), [[Bijon Theatre]], [[Girish Mancha]], [[Jogesh Mime Akademi]], [[Madhusudan Mancha]], [[Mahajati Sadan]], [[Muktangan Rangalaya]], [[Rabindra Sadan]], [[Sisir Mancha]], [[Sujata Sadan]], [[Tapan Theatre]] and [[University of Calcutta|University Institute Hall]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theatrebangla.com/house_show.php?page=1 |title=House Show, Paschimbanga Natya Akademi |date=2007–2008 |publisher= PNA|access-date=29 August 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331112942/http://theatrebangla.com/house_show.php?page=1| archive-date=31 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> <br />
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The Natya Akademi publishes ''[[Natya Akademi Patrika]]'', an annual journal featuring academic essays, lectures, obituaries, play scripts, archival reprints, reports etc. It has also produced classics including [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream|Chaitali Rater Swapno]]'' (directed by [[Utpal Dutt]]), [[Girish Chandra Ghosh]]'s ''Balidan'' (directed by Ashoke Mukhopadhyay) and [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s ''Chirakumar Sabha'' (directed by Bibhash Chakrabarty) etc.{{fact|date=September 2019}}<br />
==List of presidents==<br />
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*Manmath Roy, 1987–88<br />
*Debnarayan Gupta, 1889-2000<br />
*Gnanesh Mukhopadhyay, 2000-2006<br />
*Kumar Roy, 2000-<br />
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Presidents<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi]]<br />
* [[Debshankar Haldar|Manoj Mitra]], the current president of Paschimbangya Natya Akademi<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Bengali theatre}}<br />
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[[Category:Theatre in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural organisations based in India]]<br />
[[Category:State agencies of West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:1987 establishments in West Bengal]]<br />
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