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'''Paschim Banga Natya Akademi''' ({{lang-bn|পশ্চিমবঙ্গ নাট্য আকাদেমি}}) is a [[learned society]] for [[drama]] and [[theatre]] in Paschimbanga ([[West Bengal]]). 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 theatre history of [[Bengal]], to disseminate information and theoretical and historical understanding, and 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|accessdate=29 August 2011| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222110710/http://theatrebangla.com/about.php| archivedate= 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 | accessdate=8 November 2017}}</ref>
'''Paschim Banga 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 theatre history of [[Bengal]], to disseminate information and theoretical and historical understanding, and 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|accessdate=29 August 2011| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222110710/http://theatrebangla.com/about.php| archivedate= 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 | accessdate=8 November 2017}}</ref>


The Natya Akademi conducts annual theatre festivals, seminars and public lectures and training workshops and publishes research works and other books on Bengali drama. It confers Dinabandhu Puraskar and Girish Puraskar, two most prestigious theatre awards in the state, for production playwriting, acting, direction, stagecraft and design and music.{{fact|date=September 2019}}
The Natya Akademi conducts annual theatre festivals, seminars and public lectures and training workshops and publishes research works and other books on Bengali drama. It confers Dinabandhu Puraskar and Girish Puraskar, two most prestigious theatre awards in the state, for production playwriting, acting, direction, stagecraft and design and music.{{fact|date=September 2019}}

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Paschim Banga Natya Akademi
AbbreviationNatya Akademi
Formation26 September 1987; 36 years ago (1987-09-26)[1]
HeadquartersNatya Bhaban, Kolkata
Location
Region served
West Bengal, Tripura
Official language
Bengali
Parent organisation
Department of Culture and Information Affairs, West Bengal Government

Paschim Banga 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 theatre history of Bengal, to disseminate information and theoretical and historical understanding, and to promote and project significant creativity in the field.[2][3]

The Natya Akademi conducts annual theatre festivals, seminars and public lectures and training workshops and publishes research works and other books on Bengali drama. It confers Dinabandhu Puraskar and Girish Puraskar, two most prestigious theatre awards in the state, for production playwriting, acting, direction, stagecraft and design and music.[citation needed]

The Natya Akademi owns a number of theatre halls including 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 Institute Hall.[4]

The Natya Akademi publishes Natya Akademi Patrika, an annual journal featuring academic essays and lectures, obituaries, play scripts, archival reprints, reports etc. It has also produced some classics like William Shakespeare’s 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.[citation needed]

Presidents
  • Manmath Roy, 1987–88
  • Debnarayan Gupta, 1889-2000
  • Gnanesh Mukhopadhyay, 2000-2006
  • Kumar Roy, 2000-

See also

References

  1. ^ Sharma, Shib, ed. (2008). Eknajare Paschim Banga Natya Akademir 25 Bochhor [25 Years of Paschim Banga Natya Akademi at a Glance] (in Bengali) (1st ed.). Kolkata: Paschim Banga Natya Akademi. p. 9.
  2. ^ "About Paschimbanga Natya Akademi". PNA. 2007–2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Art and Culture of West Bengal - Egiye Bangla". Department of Information & Cultural Affairs (I&CA), Government of West Bengal. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. ^ "House Show, Paschimbanga Natya Akademi". PNA. 2007–2008. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
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