Indian theatre director, actress, and activist (1945–2020)
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Usha Ganguly
Born
1945 (1945)
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Died
23 April 2020
Kolkata
Occupation(s)
theatre director, actor, activist
Years active
1970–2020
Known for
Founder-director Rangakarmee theatre group (1976)
Usha Ganguli (1945 – 23 April 2020) was an Indian theatre director-actor and activist, most known for her work in Hindi theatre in Kolkata in the 1970s and 1980s. She founded Rangakarmee theatre group in 1976, known for its productions like Mahabhoj, Rudali, Court Martial, and Antaryatra.[1][2][3] Apart from thespian Shyamanand Jalan of Padatik (established 1972), she was the only other theatre director to practise Hindi theatre in Kolkata, which is largely Bengali speaking.[4][5]
She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Direction, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama in 1998.[6] She was also honoured by the West Bengal Government as the best actress for the play Gudia Ghar.[1]
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^"Panelist: Usha Ganguly – South Asian Theater Festival, 2009". South Asian Theater Festival. 2009. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011.
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^"SNA: List of Akademi Awardees". Sangeet Natak Akademi Official website. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
Rajasthan, into a family from the village of Nerva in Uttar Pradesh, UshaGanguly learnt Bharatanatyam dance and later moved to Kolkata, where she studied...
performance in Nagarkirtan which was directed by Ganguly, among 100 Greatest Performances of the decade. Ganguly was born in Kolkata on 4 August 1968.[citation...
Hindu. 29 October 1997. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. "UshaGanguly". mumbaitheatreguide.com. November 2006. Archived from the original on...
of Bengali film industry. In this film, Ganguly played a psychriatist's role. Ganguly signed Kaushik Ganguly's C/O Sir for the role of Mrs Chatterjee....
show in May 2015. Jaya also worked with renowned theatre personality UshaGanguly as the main lead in her production Chandalika. She acted in the film...
University of Calcutta. Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal UshaGanguly, theatre director Trina Saha, actress "Shri Shikshayatan College Best...
based in Kolkata. The theatre group was founded in January, 1976 by UshaGanguly. They spearhead Hindi theatre in Kolkata, they have also staged Bengali...
exuberance through the portrayal of her characters." Ganguly was born to Samarendra Lal Ganguly and Juthika Ganguly on 25 November 1966. She grew up in a joint...
in the city. Ganguly had a luxurious childhood and was nicknamed the 'Maharaj', meaning the Great King. Ganguly's father Chandidas Ganguly died at the...
include the productions of Rangakarmee (established 1976) directed by UshaGanguly, and productions by Padatik (established 1972) under Shyamanand Jalan...
Bengali Brahmin Ganguly family in Khandwa, Central Provinces (now in Madhya Pradesh) as Abhas Kumar Ganguly. His father, Kunjalal Ganguly (Gangopadhyay)...
was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal, the son of Anant Sengupta and Usha Prabha Sengupta. He studied at the Scottish Church College of the University...
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