Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nEbrahim Alkazi (1925 \u2013 2020) was an Indian theatre director and drama teacher. He is remembered as the father of Indian theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He served as the Director of National School of Drama, New Delhi (1962\u20131977). He was the first person to bring regional language plays to NSD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has directed over 50 plays, including Girish Karnad\u2019s Tughlaq and Dharamvir Bharati\u2019s Andha Yug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was the first recipient of Roopwedh Pratishtan’s the Tanvir Award (2004) for lifetime contribution to the theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He received the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan (1991), and Padma Vibhushan in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Direction in 1962, and later the Akademi’s highest award the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for lifetime contribution to theatre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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