The Encyclopaedia of Indian Theatre series is a major and pioneering initiative in which each volume offers an authoritative and exhaustive account of Indian Theatre in a particular subject area.
The present volume deals with Konkani Theatre, a cornucopia of information about the Konkani stage from its beginning to the present day. The volume, a basic reference book designed to cover both the folk and modern Konkani Theatre.
The result is a comprehensive work, compiled written and driven by a clear vision of discipline.
Contents: Preface. 1. Konkan : the background and history. 2. Dramatic entertainments: folk traditions. 3. Portuguese theatre in India. 4. Konkani Tiatr. 5. A chronicle of Konkani Theatre: modern and folk (1900-2012). 6. A-Z.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Biswajit Sinha
Biswajit Sinha was born in 1961. He holds Master's degree in two disciplines with professional training in 'Acting' from the Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts, New Delhi. Stepped out of a professional career in theatre to pursue research works in the genre, Sri Biswajit Sinha is, today, an one-man mission encyclopaedist to whom goes the credit to bringout India's first encyclopaedic series on Indian Theatre, his singular contribution to the field. Sri Sinha holda Master's degree in two disciplines with professional training in 'Acting' from the Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts, New Delhi. He had a brief stint with IPTA's 'Living Theatre' directing few plays for this group Theatre' and as Repertory Artist of 'Brechtian Mirror'.
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