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Kirti Jain | |
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| Born | 1949 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi |
| Known for | Director of NSD |
| Parents |
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| Awards | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2011) |
Kirti Jain is an Indian theatre director and professor of drama. She was Director of the National School of Drama for seven years (1988 - 1995).[1] She is the recipient of several honours, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for direction in 2011.[2] She is a life trustee of Natarang Pratishthan, a private trust that maintains a large collective of material related to theatre in India.
Early life and education
[edit]Kirti Jain was born in December 1949 in Allahabad (now Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh, India. Her parents were Nemi Chandra Jain, poet, critic and theatre personality, and Rekha Jain, children's playwright and dancer. She grew up in Delhi, and obtained a master's degree in English from Delhi University.[2]
After her MA, she did a Diploma in dramatics from NSD. During this period she was mentored by Ebrahim Alkazi.
Career
[edit]After her diploma, Kirti Jain worked for 5 years as a producer at Doordarshan.
Jain joined NSD as Assistant Professor in 1977. While still in her 30s, she was appointed Director of NSD, and held the position for seven years (1988-1995). She started the Theatre in Education programme of NSD.
After the end of her term as director, she reverted to serving as a professor until her superannuation. In 2010, she was awarded the B V Karanth Smriti Puraskar.[3]
Awards/honours
[edit]- B V Karanth Smriti Puraskar, 2010[3]
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for direction, 2011[2]
Books authored/edited by Kirti Jain
[edit]- Badal Sircar: Search for a Language of Theatre. Niyogi Books, New Delhi, 2016. ISBN: 978-93-830989-6-5
- Roznamcha (in Hindi) by Nemi Chandra Jain, edited by Kirti Jain. Setu Prakashan, 2023.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Director". Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ a b c "Kirti Jain" (PDF). sangeetnatak/gov.in. Governmet of India. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ a b Anima, P (11 May 2010). "Turning the spotlight". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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