Speakers

HABIB TANVIR’S NAYA THEATRE

Playwrite, producer, poet and director, late Habib Tanvir’s name is one of the most well known and respected names in the field of theatre. Having received his training in acting from RADA London and in the direction and production at the OLD VIC theatre school, UK, he founded Naya Theatre in 1959 and continued to be its director till his demise in 2009. Sh Tanvir was the recipient of numerous awards such as Sangeet Natak Academy, Shikhar Samman, Nandikar Award, Fringe First Award, Padmashri and Padma Bhushan.

NAYA THEATRE is a professional touring theatre company that has been performing continuously across India since the 90s. The core actors of Naya Theatre come from the highly talented performers and singers of rural Chhattisgarh.