Bangalore, Mysore State (now Bengaluru, Karnataka), India
Awards
Sahitya Akademi Award
Mahesh Dattani (born 7 August 1958) is an Indian director, actor, playwright and writer. He wrote such plays as Final Solutions,[1]Dance Like a Man, Bravely Fought the Queen, On a Muggy Night in Mumbai, Tara, Thirty Days in September 2007 [2][3] and The Big Fat City.
He is the first playwright in English to be awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award.[4] His plays have been directed by eminent directors like Arvind Gaur, Alyque Padamsee and Lillete Dubey.
Dattani makes a bold move when he choses to address the issues concerning gender discrimination. His writings then become important when you wish to explore how deeply certain stereotypes are rooted in society. [5]
^Deepa Punjani. "In Retrospect: Select plays of the 9th National Theatre Festival at Nehru Centre, Mumbai". mumbaitheatreguide.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
^Romesh Chander (30 March 2007). "Lifting the veil". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
^"Stage On & Off". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 19 November 2005. Archived from the original on 24 September 2006.
^PTI (29 December 1998). "Sahitya Academy awards announced". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2009.[permanent dead link]
^"30 years on, Tara's messages on gender discrimination, disability still resonate". 4 September 2019.
MaheshDattani (born 7 August 1958) is an Indian director, actor, playwright and writer. He wrote such plays as Final Solutions, Dance Like a Man, Bravely...
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are significant contributions to Indian drama. Vijay Tendulkar and MaheshDattani are amongst the major Indian playwrights of the 20th century. Mohan...
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story involving HIV positive people, based on a script by playwright MaheshDattani. ActionAid also supported Shyam Benegal's film, Samar, which is based...
Chaudhuri, Asha Kuthari (2005). "Introduction: Modern Indian Drama". MaheshDattani: An Introduction. Contemporary Indian Writers in English. Foundation...
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director Arvind Gaur. His major plays are Girish Karnad's Rakt Kalyan, MaheshDattani's Final Solutions, Swadesh Deepak's Court Martial, William Shakespeare's...
(Indian-American music producer, playback singer, and songwriter), MaheshDattani (Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Indian director, actor, playwright and...
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