Nemi Chandra Jain (1919-2005) 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]
Nemi Chandra Jain | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 August 1919 Agra, India |
| Died | 2005 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse | Rekha Jain |
| Children | Urmi Bhushan Gupta, Rashmi Vajpeyi, Kirti Jain and Sanjay Jain[1] |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
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
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References
edit- ^ Kumar, Kuldeep (22 February 2019). "Living memories". The Hindu.
- ^ "Natarang Pratishthan". Natarang Pratishthan. 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ "Umang Children Theatre".
- ^ "CUR_TITLE". sangeetnatak.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021.
- ^ "The Director".
- ^ "Sanjay Jain".
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.