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15 unusual facts about National School of Drama


Angshumaner Chhobi

In 2007-08, his play entitled “Ruh-Ba-Ruh”(Face to Face) was produced by National School of Drama, New Delhi as one of their Repertory productions.

Ankur Vikal

He graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi in 2000, after studying Architecture at M.S. University, Baroda.

Antonio Salinas

He has also taught at the Universidad de los Andes in Venezuela, the National University of Colombia, the National School of Drama in New Delhi, the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Universidad de Colima and UNAM .

Bhanu Bharti

He is also the younger brother of theatre director, and former Director of NSD, Mohan Maharishi.

Bharat Gupt

He is Associate Professor of English at College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi and is on visiting faculty at the National School of Drama, Delhi.

Deepa Sahi

An alumnus of National School of Drama, Delhi, Sahi started off with a theater career, with strong Leftist leanings and social activism a core value of the productions she was involved with.

Ebrahim Alkazi

As the director of the National School of Drama (NSD), Alkazi revolutionised Hindi theatre by the magnificence of his vision, and the meticulousness of his technical discipline.

Hemant Mahaur

After his training from the National School of Drama, he formed his own theater group and called it 'Mask Magic'.

Jaishankar Prasad

In 1960s, Shanta Gandhi Professor of Ancient Indian Drama at while at National School of Drama, revived interest in Jaishankar Prasad’s plays for modern Indian theatre, by successfully staging his most important play Skanda Gupta written in 1928, with little changes to the original script, thus quashing doubts over its "stagability".

K. V. Akshara

After attending primary education at Heggodu village and Sagar town, he studied theatre at National School of Drama, New Delhi and at Workshop Theatre, University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.

Pawan K Shrivastava

In Mumbai and Delhi, he was a regular visitor at the Prithvi theatre and the National School of Drama.

Surendra Verma

Chhote Saiyad bade Saiyad (Junior Saiyad and Senior Saiyad) (1978) was directed by B. V. Karanth in 1980, and Qaid-e-hayat (Imprisonment of Life) (1983) was directed by Ram Gopal Bajaj in 1989 at the National School of Drama.

Sutapa Sikdar

Sutapa Sikdar is a screen writer and a graduate from National School of Drama.

Tere Bin Laden

Sharma knew Singh since their days together at a workshop in the National School of Drama and according to him, Singh was "good at mimicry".

Vibhuti Narain Rai

This library Sri Ramanand Saraswati Pustakalaya, Azamgarh was established to promote the culture of book reading and during its existence of 15 years it has become a prestigious cultural centre of the country which has developed a meaningful relationship with institutions like Sahitya Akademi, National Book Trust and National School of Drama.


G. Sankara Pillai

He also held the post of Director at the School of Letters of Mahatma Gandhi University and was an Executive Member of National School of Drama.

Prasanna

He has directed plays for National School of Drama (Repertory Company, NSD), Ninasam, Rangamandal-Bhopal, Rangayana and worked with many theatre organizations of India.