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Nemi Chandra Jain
Nemi Chandra Jain | |
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| Born | 16 August 1919 Agra, India |
| Died | 2005 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse(s) | Rekha Jain |
| Children | Urmi Bhushan Gupta, Rashmi Vajpeyi, Kirti Jain and Sanjay Jain[1] |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Nemi Chandra Jain was an Indian poet, critic, theatre personality and the founder of Natarang Pratishthan, a charitable trust established in 1989 for the promotion of theatre, arts, literature and culture in India.[2] He was born on 16 August 1919 in Agra and was a holder of a master's degree (MA) in English.[3] He served the National School of Drama as a senior lecturer from 1959 till 1982 and also worked with The Statesman and The Economic Times as a columnist.[3] He founded Natrang, a theatre magazine, was its editor and visited many countries with his theatre activities.[3] He was the author of Octave Strings (1944), Solitary (1973), Navanna (2002),[4] Aage Gahan Andhera Hai (2007)[5] and Rang Dharshan (2008)[6] besides several translations and critical essays[7] on a variety of subjects.[3] including From the Wings, Notes on Indian Theatre,[8] which is a prescribed text for academics at Christ University.[9]
Jain was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[10] He died two years later, in 2005.[11][12] Natrang Pratishthan has instituted an annual lecture to honour his memory.[13][14]
His wife, Smt. Rekha Jain was a children playwright, dancer and writer. She was founder director of Umang Children's theatre.[15] His daughter, Kirti Jain is also an eminent theatre artist and served the National School of Drama as The Director from 1988 till 1995.[16][17] His son, Sanjay Jain is Professor at Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of delhi and has served as Head of the Department.[18]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/living-memories/article26331985.ece
- ↑ "Natarang Pratishthan". Natarang Pratishthan. 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Vani Prakashan". Vani Prakashan. 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ Nemichandra Jain (2007). Aage Gahan Andhera Hai. Geeta Kavita.
- ↑ Nemichadra Jain (2008). Rang Dharshan. Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 9788171193318.
- ↑ Nemichandra Jain (2003). Asides - Themes in Contemporary Indian Theatre. National School of Drama. p. 206.
- ↑ Nemichandra Jain (2007). From the Wings, Notes on Indian Theatre. National School of Drama. ISBN 9788181970237. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "DEPARTMENT OF PERFORMING ARTS SYLLABUS" (PDF). Christ University. 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "Withered Papyrus". Withered Papyrus. 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "Passes away". India Today. 2005. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Memorial Lecture". The Hindu. 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "Times City". Times City. 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ http://umangchildrentheatre.org/rekha-jain.html
- ↑ https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=1814&at=2
- ↑ https://nsd.gov.in/delhi/index.php/the-director/
- ↑ http://people.du.ac.in/~jain/index.htm
Further reading[edit]
- Nemichandra Jain (2003). Asides - Themes in Contemporary Indian Theatre. National School of Drama. p. 206.
- Nemichadra Jain (2008). Rang Dharshan. Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 9788171193318.
- Nemichandra Jain (2007). Aage Gahan Andhera Hai. Geeta Kavita.
- Nemichandra Jain (2002). Navanna. National Book Trust. p. 98. ASIN B003DRLJ0W.
- Nemichandra Jain (2007). From the Wings, Notes on Indian Theatre. National School of Drama. ISBN 9788181970237. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
External links[edit]
- "Natarang Pratishtan Home Page". Natarang Pratishtan. 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
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