Ebrahim Alkazi is an eminent personality in which area
Ebrahim Alkazi is an eminent personality in which one of the following areas?
UPSC CSE GS 2008
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- Theatre
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Answer: Theatre
Ebrahim Alkazi (18 October 1925 – 4 August 2020) was an Indian theatre director and drama teacher. He served as the Director of National School of Drama, New Delhi from 1962 to 1977. He founded the Art Heritage Gallery in Delhi with his wife, Roshen Alkazi.
He has directed over 50 plays, including famous productions of: Girish Karnad’s Tughlaq, Mohan Rakesh’s Ashadh Ka Ek Din, Dharamvir Bharati’s Andha Yug and numerous Shakespeare and Greek plays.
Alkazi won many of India’s most prestigious awards including Padma Shri (1966), the Padma Bhushan (1991), and India’s second highest civilian award the Padma Vibhushan in 2010 for his contribution to Theatre.
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